Reasoning in Grounded Decision-Making Problem-Solving

How to Make Decisions that are Well Reasoned

Reasoning is the next step in the decision-making problem-solving process. It, alone, will indicate the direction you should be headed in. In almost every case, though, the facts will not be complete. You will need to use reasoning to fill in the blanks.

For example, if you are torn between medical school and art school, you may have enough facts to justify either decision. But there may be some information missing that is very important. Perhaps you've never properly studied art before, and you don't know if you are any good. How can you answer that question? By reasoning. If you know that you love looking at art, you know that you have a connection to it. That is a good starting point. If you are always complimented on your picture taking, another indication that art might be for you.

Alternatively, if you want to be a doctor but consistently failed biology, that may push you in a different direction. Not necessarily, but perhaps. If it was the teacher that you didn't like, then it doesn't merit much consideration. But if you simply hate science, or have very little interest in it, then it does merit consideration. Your reasoning will tell you that you may be interested in being a doctor for the status, or for parental reasons. Are those good reasons to pursue a career you are not ideally cut out for?

Reasoning allows you to make sense out of the facts, and to gain new information that is not readily apparent. It allows you to fact in their proper perspective, bringing you closer to truthful, grounded decision-making. The software program I recommend guides you through the reasoning process. It asks you to provide the rationale behind each of the fact and factors in your decision-making need. You can click below to download a free trial and see how this works. It is well worth the time needed to learn the software. Click now and see.