Selection, Choice

Selection is one of the important things which all of us as human beings make on a day to day basis. Making right choice is not only difficult but time consuming too. Many people make the decision in the nick of time and some who take a decade to do the same thing. No one can argue whether the decision taken was right or wrong.

How much time and energy can be wasted in taking a decision? What is the optimal time to stop evaluating your choices? What weights that need to be assigned to the parameters which influence the options? Where to find the right information? Which information to rely upon? Who can give the correct and timely information? These questions keep on bugging ones mind when ever a decision is pending. An example can answer all such questions. For example a person is about to buy a digital camera. First of all parameters needs to be fixed. What is the price range? What is the resolution which i need? Do i need to have a professional camera or a casual camera? Which brand to go with? Experts are available to set some of these variables. Some friends who have already used cameras or some online website which provides such comparisions. After setting these variables, all the possible cameras are jotted down. Thus a small subset of cameras are left. Now the decision remains with the individual to decide which parameter to give more weigthage, is it the looks which you prefer more or is it the ease of use, or the brand, or the customer reviews. More or less if these steps are followed then with gurantee one can argue that he will land in problem after making a wrong cull.

Some wrong choices can make one suffer for his life. But the simple example in the last paragraph doesn't come in that category. Once a camera is brought it can be replaced. But say its the case of culling upon a life partner. Till what time will you wait to get your dream girl? What qualities will you look for?
Another example is when selecting from a pool of jobs. Which company will fulfill my dream, which will pay more, which will offer a better career, which will give me more benefits then the rest. Many such mind boggling questions which in earth no one can answer with 100% confidence.

Another view of the same issue is this, is it that if more options are there then more confusion or if lesser options are there then one may think that he has lesser options and he may choose the best among the lot which may not be best in the market.

In this arcane world with myraid number of choices one may feel to be left out without any clues. Following the steps mentioned in these paragraphs one can ensure that the choice willn't hurt him in future. Decision making may be tough task but never let it overwhelm you in any case.