How do you make decisions?

[silvadel 1,393]

You could always ask yourself, what would Pinkie Pie do?  The decisions would not always be correct, but it would be a fun ride.

[Unr3alGamer 230]

I like to think through with my decisions while also determining what might happen as a result. So I follow my heart and brain.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

I follow my heart more nowadays than I have...  Possibly ever before.  Entirely the fault of a certain pegamiss.  (Pssst, I mean Rainbow Angelbabe.)  And I know that it's leading me in the right direction.

[Starflower 323]

I like to think through my decisions first, use the Pro-Con method. If I end up with more cons than pros, then I won't make said decision. This is more brain and heart at work, because I think through and ask myself if I'm actually making the right choice. If possible, I always ask a second opinion by consulting someone close to me. 

[An Unknown Pony. 370]

Depends,but i use my Brains more.

[Snow Frostflame 3,568]

I play a lot of Fallout and Elder Scrolls so making decisions is something you need to be good at otherwise you will screw yourself over

 

I make most of my decisions by asking myself this how will this benefit me, will it cause any harm, is it the right choice,

 

so I guess a mixture of head and heart

 

(this is also how I make big decisions in real life as well)

Edited December 12, 2014 by Snowflake Frostflame

[CuriousPony 157]

My heart brings up the situation, my head tries to analyze it, and then they get into massive arguments. 

 

So I let my gut decide. 

 

 

I flip a coin, and wait to see which side I subconsciously want the coin to land on before it actually lands. That tells me which thing I truly want. 

[A Black Circle 1,586]

Thoroughly think about the situation, and then if  I do it enough, an obvious answer will appear.

[Here No Longer 5,276]

I think through it and depending either quickly come up with an answer or fail to come up with one. Normally, the latter.

[TBD 17,254]

Chemical processes in the brain to send out messages through the neurons that determine the mental processes known as thinking. 

*Cough In other words my head. And if all fails screw it, I’d use my guts. 

[Fluttershutter 2,457]

Important decisions, I usually stress and agonize about them for a long, long time and then end up being quite random. So I guess you'd say gut.

For instance, I need a new car but I don't know crap about cars and I don't have any strong feelings about them. I just need a reliable car for a good price. People are always saying "research, research", whatever that means. I've been poking around online and everything looks pretty much the same. Decisions are always so hard when everything looks the same.

 

[Sherem 4,807]

you work on two important things "what you gotta loose" and "what you gotta win" 

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

I just go by what my heart is telling me, or...i don’t know. My decision making can be based on my emotions too, however I’m feeling at the time.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,669]

I use all three and apply them to whatever the situation is I'm dealing with. They sort of act like a small council in my mind.

[CypherHoof 26,483]

20 minutes ago, Treeglow Flicker said:

I use all three and apply them to whatever the situation is I'm dealing with. They sort of act like a small council in my mind.

Have they elected a chairperson?

[A Small Bear 60]

Intuition, usually.

The same intuition that told me I should take a break from classic WoW when I was getting in to some unhealthy habits.

[Thuja 3,659]

My head tends to treat everything like a threat, my heart wants to do everything under the sun but my gut tends to lead me through while the other two are still thinking or feeling about something.  I trust my gut more.

[Rainbow Cloud 17,974]

Kind of a mix of all three as I tend to put a lot of thought into difficult or important decisions but I will go with my heart if something that may seem the pragmatic or logical decision doesn't feel like the right thing to do. I think I tend to trust my gut or instincts of a situation most though, particularly if I'm torn between choosing between my head and my heart.

[Narcissus 354]

I follow my instincts, for better or worse. Emotions aren't a great guide and my brain isn't always to be trusted either. I keep it simple.

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

I chose Gut, because I think it’s very important to listen to that little voice that tells you when something is not on the up-and-up. It keeps me out of potentially bad situations.

HOWEVER, I actually use all three.

I have a very strong moral code, mostly based on my religious beliefs, and if someone asks me to violate it, I will shut it down. That’s the Heart.

But if it’s not morality related, and it’s not giving me the “DANGER WILL ROBINSON” willies, then I’ll use my Brain. Like, “Uh oh, I’m lost in an area I don’t recognize, and my phone just died so I can’t use GPS. Okay what road is this, what cardinal direction does the car say I’m going, etc?”

[DixonTheAdversary 1,632]

I try to stick with using my head, but sometimes, depending on the situation, I'll use either my heart or my guts.

[HeavenSunset 1,867]

I would usually cater them to what i prefer but I am willing to go against what i want if its for one of my friends

[Windseeker 546]

I think very strategically, so with my brain.

Sometimes I say or do the dumbest things or convey them in the dumbest ways and upset people, so my mind is all like "THERE'S NO TIME FOR MISTAKES".

[Dreambiscuit 9,691]

I go with my guts most of the time. There are drawbacks to being all emotion or all intellect, so I go with the closest thing I can get to splitting the difference.  

[Clawdeen 14,134]

At the last minute and without as much thought as what should have been given