Are You Rationalizing Your Decisions? (guest post at PickTheBrain)

by Vlad Dolezal on January 21, 2009

I had a guest post published today at the self-improvement blog PickTheBrain. Here’s a short excerpt:

Are You Rationalizing Your Decisions? Let me answer that for you real quick.

Yes, you are.

There, you can stop reading now. Really. That’s the whole article.

What, you want more? Okay, okay :) … let me dig into it in a bit more depth.

In this article, I will show you:

  • why we humans rationalize our decisions
  • the difference between what we think influences our decisions, and what REALLY influences our decisions
  • how being aware of this can help you make better decisions
  • how it can help you influence others, by appealing to the right motives

Why we rationalize

We humans rationalize our decisions. All of us. Every day.

But I can show you how to spot when you’re rationalizing your decisions, and how to discover the real reasons behind your decisions. Then I will show you how to use this to ACTUALLY make rational decisions!

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Read the full article over at PickTheBrain. Trust me, you’ll like it :)

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