1.2 Decision Making by Samuel Briya

My Story

samuelbriya1 — 2024-09-01 15:48:00 UTC

One time a couple years ago, I had a very hard decision to make. I was really looking forward to the basketball season and it was about a week before tryouts. I was riding on my bike and I wasn’t paying attention and hit the curb. I ended up having a really bad concussion and had to make a tough decision to not play basketball. This really drained me physically and mentally.

Decision

samuelbriya1 — 2024-09-01 15:50:05 UTC

This decision was mostly individual but the doctor warned me that if I got another concussion, then it could have been very bad. This scared me which now I am very thankful for. I included my mom and dad but didn’t tell my friends who were very concerned that I wasn’t at school or tryouts. I think this was good for me not getting peer pressured into doing it even though physically I did not feel right.

Evidence # 1

samuelbriya1 — 2024-09-01 15:52:00 UTC

“As individuals, we have a tendency to think and question before performing.” This quote really connected with my story because my first instinct was to say “Oh it will be ok by then” buying had to consider the cons of playing and putting my health first over basketball.

Evidence #2

samuelbriya1 — 2024-09-01 15:56:23 UTC

“Despite possible input from a group, individual decisions can be good because individuals do not escape responsibilities. They are accountable for their acts and performance.” Individual choices are key in tough decisions because sometimes if you get peer pressured, they don’t know everything about how you really feel. They probably know less about you than you do so most of the time it is probably better to make the decision on your own.

Evidence #3

samuelbriya1 — 2024-09-01 15:57:47 UTC

“Individual decision making saves time and energy as individuals make prompt and logical decisions generally.” This was important in my case because I had less than a week to decide if I was going to try out or not so this helped to make that decision faster.

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