Idea 54: The concept of value in decision making
Along with analysis and synthesis, valuing is the third essential element of effective thinking and decision making.
As we have seen, the ability to make decisions has two main aspects:
- Establishing the truth or the true facts.
- Knowing what to do.
You must take time over the first aspect, otherwise integrity – or adherence to the value of truth – is lost in the process. Thinking first and then deciding what to do is the correct order in decision making. Getting at the truth should make it easier to know what to do.
In many respects, it is better to behave as if truth is an object, something that must be discovered. The truth, and valuing what one discovers, should be seen as ‘objective’, with ...
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