{"id":150756,"date":"2010-01-15T14:12:50","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T12:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/how-decisions-are-made\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:23:05","slug":"how-decisions-are-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/en\/how-decisions-are-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cInner Nature, when relied on, cannot be fooled. But many people do not look at it or listen to it, and consequently do not understand themselves very much. Having little understanding of themselves, they have little respect for themselves, and are therefore easily influenced by others…<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the most convenient things about this Sensitivity to Circumstances<\/b> is that you don\u2019t have to make so many difficult decisions. Instead, you can let them make themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

For example, in The House at Pooh Corner, Pooh was wandering around one day trying to decide whom he wanted to visit. He could go see Eeyore, whom he hadn\u2019t seen since yesterday, or Owl, whom he hadn\u2019t seen since the day before yesterday, or Kanga, Roo, and Tigger, all of whom he hadn\u2019t seen for quite a while. How did he decide? He sat down on a rock in the middle of the stream and sang a song.<\/em><\/p>\n

Then he got up and wandered around again, thinking about visiting Rabbit, until he found himself at his own front door. He went inside, got something to eat, and then went out to see Piglet.\u201d \u2014 Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

If this is the answer you received from the \u201cgames of synchronicity,\u201d you may find yourself facing a situation in which you are wondering what decision to make. And the key to making the right decision is not what to choose but <\/span>how to choose<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are willing to trust the wisdom of coincidence which brought this answer to you, then, in this particular case, there is n<\/span>othing else you need to do but sit on a rock in the middle of the stream and sing a song\u2026 All right, perhaps there is no need to imitate Pooh quite so literally. Still, if we can trust his way of approaching decisions \u2013 as a Bear endowed with a certain Sensitivity to Circumstances \u2013 then here is a thought: <\/span>why not allow the decision to make itself?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Not as a rule, of course. Not always. Jus<\/span>t now, at this moment in your life, and only in relation to this specific question.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kameliya Hadzhiyska<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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