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To be rational means one will do things or execute something when he/she has ascertain all the facts and information needed. It also means making decisions that were carefully thought through.

An irrational person usually does things in the spur of the moment, more often than not, decision-making process revolves around things like emotions, feelings or even mood.

When one makes an irrational decision, does that mean the person has not gone through the thought process carefully and thus an irrational decision was made. But then again… who is to judge if a decision is rational or irrational. Different people with different perspective will view things differently. So who is to say if a decision is rational or not, I guess the question can only be answered by the one that makes the decision.

With our already complicated life, decision-making process is made more complicated when we factor in things like if a decision was a rational one or an irrational one. Sometimes even the decision maker may not even know if the decision he/she made is rational or irrational. That could be the reason why my ‘kid’ at work used to tell me to toss a coin, or rather ask the oracle when I can’t make a decision. (As a matter of fact, we had adopted a one dollar gold coin as our official oracle at my workplace.)

In life it’s all about making decision… To quote what my ex Snr Exec said. “If you made a decision, stand by your decision, regardless if it is good or bad.” This has been a quote that I remembered deeply in my heart, and had even used it on a few occasions when my friends are faced with decision-making problems….

I guess right now I am going to once again experience the true meaning behind the quote.