Quotes About Decision-making

la inteligencia emocional destaca especialmente sobre el CI en aquellos dominios "blandos" en los que la relevancia del intelecto para el éxito es relativamente menor, es decir, en aquellos dominios en los que habilidades tales como la autorregulación emocional y la empatía, por ejemplo, son más decisivas que las competencias estrictamente cognitivas.

Una persona muy autoconsciente sabe adónde se dirige y por qué; así, por ejemplo, se mostrará firme al rechazar una oferta laboral que resulte tentadora desde un punto de vista económico pero no encaje con sus principios u objetivos a largo plazo.

That capacity, for example, allows a teen who feels pressured by his friends to take drugs to tell them "No," and still keep them as friends. Students tend to

When people feel good, they work at their best. Feeling good lubricates mental efficiency, making people better at understanding information and using decision rules in complex judgments, as well as more flexible in their thinking.38

Nobody knows why men do things.

As the old saying goes, a man with one watch always knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.

A big part of the problem here is that the human brain often makes up its mind based on emotional considerations, and then seeks to justify them. And the brain is a very powerful self-justifying machine.

There comes a point in a man's life when he has to take control of things. Otherwise, things will just keep controlling him.

This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.

It took two phone calls in 2009 to convince Charif Souki to turn around the business he was trying to build.

over the rest of this century—than any other grouping. The G2 comprises just two countries —the United States and China—which together represent about 40 percent of the world's GDP and 50 percent of its military spending. The G2 is not an alliance or a forum for decision-making. Rather, it underlines the importance of the relationship between these two countries—and their new rivalry—and its impact on the entire world.

If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don't know how to read, you don't know how to decide. That's the great thing about our country – we're a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

Many people out there don't have a choice in choosing their friends and the people they're being manipulated by. Thank God, I have that choice. I can use my judgment and choose.

When in doubt, don't.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may deem it prudent to appear so in our actions

Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.

In action is the worst action of human beings!

I think lots of things, Denny, and I dismiss nothing. When I know, then I'll act.

We must choose for others as we have reason to believe they would choose for themselves if they were at the age of reason and deciding rationally.