- Item type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Publication year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-78678-171-0
What is it that makes some of us better or worse than others at committing to a choice? What are the forces that hold us back, and how can we successfully overcome them? Every facet of our lives depends on the decisions we make. Yet, how often do we pause to reflect on our ability to make the best and smartest choices? The key is how we confront and refine the decision making process.
Joseph Bikart explores the intricacies of decision making, challenging us to understand why we make the choices we do. He explores how the true power of decisions, especially the toughest among them, help us to face our fears and may in turn change how we think about ourselves. The book is broken into four clear parts and punctuated with short practical essays Bikart presents a lively and compelling exploration of the process of decision making covering;
Indecision, indecision what makes us indecisive? What holds us back and why? Where Art Thou? How and where we get stuck and the importance of relaxing ones grip. The Momentum of Decisiveness Keeping our focus and proactivity. The Deciding Mind making our smartest choices.
Drawing from such different fields as philosophy, psychology, neurology, literature, art history and theology, we are taken on a journey from the depths of procrastination to the elation of decision making. Presenting a fresh perspective on what to do at the proverbial fork in the road, Bikarts unique philosophy is insightful, thought provoking, and potentially life-changing." - from publisher.
Prologue --- Introduction --- PART I INDECISION, INDECISION --- Chapter 1 Paradise lost --- Chapter 2 Defence forces --- Chapter 3 Project fear --- Chapter 4 Through the looking glass --- Key skill 1: How to manage risk --- Key skill 2: How to attain detachment --- PART II WHERE ART THOU? --- Chapter 5 Self starters --- Chapter 6 Hidden chambers --- Key skill 3: How to use intuition --- PART III THE MOMENTUM OF DECISIVENESS --- Chapter 7 Of the essence --- Chapter 8 Decision flow --- Chapter 9 Under the hood --- Key skill 4: How to accept the unchangeable and change the unacceptable --- PART IV THE DECIDING MIND Chapter 10 - A question of perspective --- Chapter 11 The thread between our decisions --- Chapter 12 Engaging with the flow of the will --- Chapter 13 Our narrative --- Chapter 14 Mind your language --- Key skill 5: How to decide under pressure --- Conclusion --- Epilogue.
