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How to take the right decisions? || Acharya Prashant (2015)
Acharya Prashant
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Decision-making
Right Life
Truth
Spontaneity
Mind
Awareness
Freedom
Wisdom
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the capacity to take right decisions is not a technical skill or a mathematical model taught in management institutes; rather, it is a direct reflection of the quality of one's life. He argues that a life rooted in fear or ambition will inevitably produce scared or ambitious decisions. To make right decisions, one must live a right life, as the quality of the mind determines the quality of every choice, from the most trivial daily tasks to major life milestones. He asserts that if a person's life is fundamentally misplaced, then all their decisions are wrong, even if only a few appear visibly problematic. Addressing a question about choosing a technical domain for research, Acharya Prashant points out the absurdity of being sure about superficial choices like clothing or watches while being confused about significant ones. He suggests that this confusion arises because the mind is fundamentally wrongly configured and lacks self-knowledge. He emphasizes that one cannot hope to produce a 'right' decision from a 'defective' mind. Instead of relying on deliberate, calculated thinking, he encourages living with the natural ease and spontaneity of a fish in water. When one lives in truth and freedom, the right actions and decisions emerge smoothly and without effort, making complex decision-making processes unnecessary.