{"id":2531,"date":"2022-01-20T03:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T03:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2022-02-03T01:47:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:47:11","slug":"3-things-that-distract-us-from-making-a-good-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/2022\/01\/3-things-that-distract-us-from-making-a-good-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things That Distract Us From Making A Good Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”3 Things That Distract Us From Making Good Decisions” subhead=”by Noorsakinah” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” _builder_version=”4.14.5″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” 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Can you imagine a day of your life having nothing to decide on? How does that feel? Say you wake up in the morning, you have tasks to do, goals to achieve. But you don’t want to decide on anything; all you want to do is lie in bed. Wait, that was a decision you just made.<\/p>\n
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The ability to decide and have a choice is quite liberating when you think about it. It gives us a sense of autonomy. From the littlest things in life such as the above scenario to the most important life decisions such as buying a house, getting married, and making a career change; our choices normally reflect our values and interests. More often than not, our experiences also shape how we make decisions which can be debilitating or inspiring.<\/p>\n
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Either way, it can be overwhelming to continuously make decisions. And with the complexity of living in the pandemic, many have been affected physically, mentally and emotionally. Hence, we may have more factors to consider before settling on an effective decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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But that doesn’t mean we are doomed. Acknowledging these limitations allows us to find new ways to make things work. Based on my limited life experiences and readings, here are some factors that may sabotage our decision-making process and how to avoid them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I put these two points together because most of the time when we look at our past experiences, especially if it wasn’t a pleasant one, it may affect our decision-making process.<\/p>\n
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Well, learning from past experiences has its pros and cons. But, more often than not, we would evaluate the current situation equally to what we’ve experienced before when it isn’t the same. Each situation has different variables which we can and cannot see.<\/p>\n
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So, say I had a bad experience driving a particular car model that I wasn’t familiar with. I was alone in the car in a multi-storey carpark, and as I stepped on the accelerator, I lost control and almost bumped into the car in front of me. That’s not all, there was another car coming from the side, towards me, in this constrained space.<\/p>\n
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Would I have panicked? Of course! Then suppose a week later, a friend asks if I would drive her car \u2014 coincidentally of the same model I had driven and had the accident with. Had I allowed my one bad experience to take over my logical sense, my answer would be a definite no.<\/p>\n
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But I know I have the skills to drive a car and this time the conditions are different; we are in an open parking lot with more space to navigate. So I can choose not to succumb to poor comparisons of a single bad experience.<\/p>\n
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What’s the lesson here? Perhaps, the next time we find ourselves in a similar situation to one which occurred in the past, we can look at the variables and try to be objective, especially when making an important decision.<\/p>\n
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When we decide to invest in something, at that point of time, we feel that it’s the best choice for us.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s say you sign up for a wedding reception of 2,000 attendees before COVID-19. You put in 20 percent deposit to secure the booking, and you are looking forward to your big day! On top of this, you have also secured a marital house, which would be ready just in time before your wedding.<\/p>\n
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All is well until COVID-19 hit and your wedding is just a month a way. You’re offered to proceed with a simple nikah<\/em> ceremony for 20 pax only but at an additional cost, and the wedding reception package is put on hold until restrictions are eased. You ask for a refund but your request is rejected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n