Here's how you can improve decision-making in your personal and professional life using logical reasoning.

Gather Information: Collect relevant data and facts before making a decision. Analyze Options: Evaluate different choices by weighing their pros and cons. Identify Biases: Recognize and mitigate personal biases that may cloud judgment. Use Structured Frameworks: Apply logical frameworks like decision trees or cost-benefit analysis to organize your thoughts. Seek Diverse Perspectives: Consult with others to gain different viewpoints and insights.

As humans, we are unlikely to make logical decisions every time, because we have the emotional part of our brain (the amygdala) "firing" more rapidly than the logical part (the prefrontal cortex). One way to override this influence is to delay action/reaction. You can either countdown to a certain number, or sleep over the issue at hand. You are more likely to make a decision you will not regret later when you do this.

Understand logic = instill common sense. Interestingly every individual may have its unique common sense (could be due to their experiences/exposure). End game is what is the duration, how many steps require to bring us to the goal. Getting buy in from others will be another interesting topic as everybody in the room is trying to convince one another to buy their idea. =). In this process, the discussion may take longer than desire and may lost interest/focus from the participants.

Clarity in your goal setting is not only essential for better decision-making, but it's paramount in helping you to actually achieve your goals. The best way to approach your goal-setting (and getting!) is: 1. Decide what you truly want (not what you think you should want or what others expect you to want) 2. Get specific on what that looks like (this is the key to gaining more clarity with your goals) 3. Break down the steps you need to take to achieve that goal (being just as clear and specific as you were in setting the goal) With your goals set, you will now be able to refer back to them as you make decisions on what logical action to take in your personal and professional lives to ensure that you're on the right track.

Setting clear goals should be divided into at least 2 parts: Short term goals - these goals are immediate perhaps between 1 to 6 months: could be short courses, consistence on LinkedIn, collaborations, wardrobe upgrade, seeking out a mentor or working on your diet. Long term goals - these should be a build up of your short term goals and could be between 3 - 10 years: like landing a dream job; going for that Masters, PHD or Diploma; travelling, starting a business... Your goals must be time bound and specific, you work towards your long term goals from your short term goals.

To make informed decisions, ensure that you are aware of the pros and cons of your plan. I have had people come to me saying they want to quit teaching. When I asked why, I realized that most believed that they would have more time on their hands, and that teaching is the easiest jobs ever. After a while, they are crying foul, they feel stressed and want out of the teaching world. These people did not make informed decisions, they listened to the perks and didn't see the hard parts coming.

The beautiful thing about life is the ability to make a choice. When you have decided on what to do, think of the best strategy to use. As the saying goes "there are many ways to kill a rat." Make sure you have more than 1 plan, so that you know that you can try another way if one way doesn't work.

You must tell yourself that quitting never helped anyone. If you are cooking rice and there is no chicken, that shouldn't stop you from cooking your rice, use the other available protein. So, that big decision that you want to make to leverage in your career, to upgrade your finances to get a promotion, even to marry your dream man/woman, you must know that quitting is not an option.