Warm-Up

Warm-Up

Think about the types of decisions that you make in your everyday life. Practice expressing your ideas and your personal experiences by answering the questions below. You’ll get the best practice if you answer aloud.

• Which of these decisions would be the most difficult for you to make? Why?
  • Ordering a meal from a menu
  • Choosing a new printer for your office
  • Deciding whether or not to accept a job offer

• Which of the three decisions above has the highest stakes? (The stakes are the level of risk associated with something. A high-stakes decision could result in significant gains or significant losses depending on whether or not it was a good decision.. A low stakes decision will not lead to a major impact because there is not much risk involved.)

• Why do people sometimes find it difficult to make decisions? Think of three reasons.