It struck me just recently how often we make decisions. Even for someone who isn't really a pro at these things, I just realized what an integral part of our day-to-day lives decisions really were. Just thinking back to the last 24 hours, I can come up with quite a few...
Whether to snooze the alarm or not...
Whether to bother getting all dressed up for class or not...
Whether to go to class or not...
Whether to sleep between classes or not...
Whether to use green or blue highlighter...
Which meeting to bail on...
Which piece of writing to tackle first...
Which meal to strategically skip...
Whether to skip in the first place...
Which movie to watch - trashy Tamil or trashy English...
And the list could go on.
The thing is, more often than not, it isn't a conscious effort to make these choices, Snoozing the alarm is a reflex, dressing up for class a necessity. Most others are often just the result of us doing whatever it is that we feel like that very moment and not paying it any attention after.
Yes, this does seem like a rather pointless rant but the point I'm trying to make is rather simple.
For all those souls like me who cringe at the thought of having to choose, it is sort of a wake up call, a shake of the shoulders to realize we already do. Everyday. All the time. Without even thinking.
I chose to write this instead of read up coursework. Ah well. :)
Whether to snooze the alarm or not...
Whether to bother getting all dressed up for class or not...
Whether to go to class or not...
Whether to sleep between classes or not...
Whether to use green or blue highlighter...
Which meeting to bail on...
Which piece of writing to tackle first...
Which meal to strategically skip...
Whether to skip in the first place...
Which movie to watch - trashy Tamil or trashy English...
And the list could go on.
The thing is, more often than not, it isn't a conscious effort to make these choices, Snoozing the alarm is a reflex, dressing up for class a necessity. Most others are often just the result of us doing whatever it is that we feel like that very moment and not paying it any attention after.
Yes, this does seem like a rather pointless rant but the point I'm trying to make is rather simple.
For all those souls like me who cringe at the thought of having to choose, it is sort of a wake up call, a shake of the shoulders to realize we already do. Everyday. All the time. Without even thinking.
I chose to write this instead of read up coursework. Ah well. :)
Life is a series of decisions, many trivial that we just skip through like the list you have given, some significant and a few life-changing, before making which we should ideally carefully weigh the options, but often, in our culture - the biggest decisions are made after a 20 min interview over bajji and rava kesari :) Fortunate are those who end up with the right choice for the rest of their lives!
ReplyDeleteI happen to know exactly what you are referring to and cannot help but laugh! :)
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