How do you make decisions?

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

Usually I try to think about things first before I go into them

[Tom Gallagher 33,588]

By arguing with myself and sometimes slapping myself in the face. 

[TheRockARooster 51,178]

I make quite a fewdecisions with my heart which canbe a strength but also a weakness, a huge weakness.

[Fluttershutter 2,457]

Well I try to use my brain since my heart pumps blood and my stomach digests food but hormones, impulses, and emotions have too much of a role. Vulcans have the right idea.

[Astralshy 26,644]

It's actually a combination out of these three. I try to think towards a decision as close as possible. In case I'm lacking information for a informed decision and I cannot get them in time I use instinct. My heart goes either way always hand in hand with my Head and/or Heart

[twilightlicious69 629]

I use my instincts and brain. Even if I'm young, I try to take practical descisions, something which my emotion-centered parents don't like.

[daviddaviddavid 776]

Always with my head. I'd rather suffer temporarily with a difficult decision but prosper in the long run than do something which feels good at the time but could lead to unforeseen misery.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

With difficulty. Making my mind is complicated due to the many ramifications to every action, and because there is a lot of aspects and consequences to consider. Especially because of the rest of the people engaged in this "conflict of interest" regarding my family, is playing a very advanced chess match against each other. And they have no regards for life, whatsoever. Not only that, they are very sophisticated in this process of deceit and manipulation of the legal system. I do not believe most people have an idea of the things that money can buy you in this kind of world. All for more power.
In this regard, they deserve my recognition. Mind you, most of what they do never works in the end. And it has affected the way I see this plane of reality, unfortunately. I perceive a meassure of self-interest behind the actions of each living creature, and the possibility to exploit the inherent nature of this instinctual response. So, I have become incredibly distrustful in general.
Regardless, I still conserve my moral compass. It is not even a morality system. It may be inherent to my anture, I am not sure. But wherever I have the chance to harm or exploit someone else. To take everything from an innocent fool. People that blindly put their trust in me, opening themselves up. There is something inside my gut screaming, "C'mon, do it, do it, do it!" But there is also something closer to the center within myself stopping me. A sudden surge of compassion, if you can call it that. "No, that is wrong". So, maybe there is a little more to me, still. Mind you, I always end up suffering because of my self-restraint. So many possibilities just gone, that I believe I am the only fool in the end.
But despite of all the negative behaviours I've learned from these sophisticated social predators and this self-interested system, I am still here. Which is not the case for most of these people, whose eyes look empty and erratic, like an animal who is expecting danger from every direction. Constantly in a state of persecution and survival. An animalistic semblance to their gaze. They have lost something.

[dead account 2,710]

It's a mix between heart and head, but more heart, so I voted for that. I'm a thinker, but with all my life experiences I learned that my heart is all that truly matters.

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

I act like I'm thinking so anyone who sees me thinks I'm a very deep and well thought out person....

But actually I'm imagining myself flipping a coin and seeing it if it's heads or tails.

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I use my brain to make decisions! Yep, I trust my brain more than my heart because my heart is dead, or at least that's the way it feels.

[Retro*Derpy 3,183]

I'm pretty head strong when making decisions. On big purchases/important choices I usually like to sleep on it for a night or two.

[Ice Princess Silky <3 13,894]

I use a little bit of intuition, experience, and thorough understanding for a fair outcome. 

[Splashee 28,564]

Decisions have all been pre-calculated before my birth. That means I just walk into them and they'll solve themselves

[Sparklefan1234 170,657]

How I make decisions is I spend a LONG time overthinking about if something is a good idea or not. 

I also ask a close friend like @Treeglow Flicker , @Princess Silky or @Ashen Pathfinder for advice if it's a forum thing. 

Edited March 27, 2023 by Sparklefan1234

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,295]

4 hours ago, Princess Silky said:

I use a little bit of intuition, experience, and thorough understanding for a fair outcome. 

Incredible way of decision making Silky  

[Ice Princess Silky <3 13,894]

Moments ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

Incredible way of decision making Silky  

Awww thank you! What about chu? 

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,295]

With weighing what's best for a situation and taking action  

[Treeglow Flicker 13,663]

I consult my court wizard.

[Dreambiscuit 9,691]

Like all scientific minds I do the most logical thing, 

I didn't say it always worked. 

[Sonic Shimmer 4,132]

Usually I think about it for a few hours, realise it’s gotten too late to do anything and go to sleep.

[Fluttershutter 2,457]

Like this this this.g

[TBD 17,254]

I would elevate the situation and come up with a possible outcome while also thinking the pro and cons of that decision. If I see the risk is moderate or low then the decision is good to proceed. Sometime you have to gamble.  I usually plan and map things out before making the decision. However if something requires “flight or fight” I will automatically choose “flight”. Unless I’m being confronted.

[Sturmponiere 122]

If I did something and many people got pain in the... then I made the right choice. Real stallions are forged in opposition.

[Splashee 28,564]

I make decisions just like my favourite pony does: