Archive for the 'Decision Making' Category

Bliss vs. Logic: Understanding Our Emotional Nature (Digest)

Note: this is a condensed version of a longer essay.

So, the basis of all desires is to be Who-We-Are, the way we are meant to be.  Being Who-We-Are is the key to living a fulfilling life.
That seems obvious, but in reality we often do acts that not only prevent us to be Who-We-Are, but take [...]

Bliss vs. Logic: Understanding Our Emotional Nature

In this essay, I propose a system to help understand our emotional nature, and use it correctly to gauge decisions and options that empower you to be more of who you are.
In a hurry?  Read the digest version.

In a previous article, I discussed that the basis of all desires is to be who you [...]

The Basis of All Desires and The Truth about Growth (Digest)

Note: this is a summary version of a longer essay.

The basis of all desires is to be who you are.
All the things you do out of desire is an extension of your fundamental desire to be Who-You-Are. Everything from the choice of your vehicle to who you hang out with to what you wear, [...]

How to Apply Process-Oriented Principles in Real Life (Digest)

Note: This is a digest version of a longer essay on goal-setting, the final installment in a 4-part series.  And here’s the previous installment in this series.

In reality, we can’t live on process-oriented goals alone. We set little and big goals everyday, without even being aware that we do, because we do need to produce [...]

How to Apply Process-Oriented Principles in Real Life

In this final installment of the 4-part series on process-oriented goal-setting, I’m going to discuss how to make peace with the result-oriented world by applying process-oriented principles where it counts.  Along the way, we’ll clear up some misunderstandings and pitfalls, paving the way for truly best of both worlds: great results produced by enjoyable processes. [...]

How to Set Process-Oriented Goals and Be a Success Now (Digest)

Note: This is a digest version of a longer essay on goal-setting, the 3rd installment in a 4-part series.  And here’s the previous installment in this series.

To set process-oriented goals, you have to ask different set of questions than those you run through to set up result-oriented goals. With result-oriented, you consider the effectiveness, impact, [...]

How to Set Process-Oriented Goals and Be a Success Now

This is the part 3 of a series on how to set process-oriented goals.  In the last chapter, we learned what it means to be process-oriented and what the benefits are.  Here, we’re going to look at how to set goals based on new paradigm, and start living the benefits of your goals right away.
In [...]

7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Set Goals

In our result-driven society, we are told to set goals in order to be effective. While goals have tremendous potential to improve your productivity, but focusing solely on results and outcomes also have potential for creating anxiety, overwhelmingness and failure. In this first chapter of a 4-part series, I identify 7 reasons why [...]

7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Set Goals (Digest)

Note: This is a digest version of a longer essay on goal-setting.  If you agree with the points made here, read the original to understand all the whys and hows.

The common approach to setting and pursuing goals has a potential to keep you away from living a joyful, satisfying life.
See if any of the 7 [...]

Indecisive? The Hidden Truth That Makes Deciding Easier

Do you consider yourself indecisive?  Do you always get super-stressed about choosing?  This essay breaks down the fear associated with decision-making and provides simple yet profound insights on how to make good decisions and achieve good results.
In a hurry? Read the digest version.

Decisions can be pretty stressful.  Some can induce a lot of fear [...]