MAKING DECISIONS

1. What was the problem or decision to be made?

The decision I made (along with my family) was if we wanted to go on a trip

either to Scotland or to the east of France and the north of Italy. My parents and
I every year made a big trip, and we always had a little dilemma about where to
go, and this year wasn’t different, we didn’t know where to go.

2. What were all the options and alternatives?

There were two options: to go to Scotland or the east of France and the north of
Italy. Also, we could’ve thought of another destination, but we just stayed with
one of these two.

3. How did you assess all the options and alternatives?

I made a pro-cons list of both destinations, seeing what were the positive and
negative aspects of each part. For example, going to Scotland meant seeing only
wildlife and landscapes, and going to the other destination meant big cities and
towns. That year, I preferred to be surrounded by nature, while my mother
wanted to be in crowded streets. But, with the lists of pros and cons, I showed
her that in Scotland, you can be in crowded cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Aberdeen, and Inverness.

4. What was your final decision?

Our final decision was to go to Scotland. Finally, we had such a great time and,
after the trip, we were very proud of going there and not to the other
destination.
 5. What methods did you employ to make this decision (critical thinking,
representative heuristic, emotional intelligence, etc.)?

To make this decision, we employed critical thinking. As I said before, we made a

list of pros and cons, and with it, we were able to reason with clarity and logic.
We evaluate and examine the aspects of both destinations and we made our
final decision.

6. How did you put your final decision into action?

We put our final decision into action by having the trip to Scotland. It was
extraordinary, and what we loved the most was all the splendid castles, with its
dream rooms.

7. What were the consequences/outcomes of employing your final

decision?

By employing our final decision, the outcome was very great (there were. From
our point of view and the fun we had on the trip, we instantly knew that the
decision we made was the correct one.