Practical Ponder

By blackice
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10 Apr, 11 - 3 Comments.

Sometimes one is faced with choices. There are many ways to get to a decision. Some go with their instinct, some listen to their peers, while others flip a coin. I have found myself using practicality. But I sometimes wonder if it is satisfying.

Being practical is something that comes quite naturally to me. This doesn't mean that I don't ever complicate things, which in fact is something I also do naturally. It just means I tend to do things if it is fits well with the rest of what I am doing. For example, I may not attend an event if I know I will not be anywhere near the suburb it is held, or have nothing else I can do around the area for the rest of the day. However, if I know I will be near the suburb, then I am there without much thought.

So my practical decision thought process can be such (as example):
Do I need to travel great distances?
Is it costly?
Can I visit someone who is going and carpool instead?
Will there be free food so I don't need to worry about dinner?
Will it fill up time space between other things I'm doing that day?

This decision process seems to be quite useful, since I find myself not disputing with myself about my decisions as much, since it is practical. However, I am starting to wonder if it is actually satisfying. For example, I may have chosen not to visit someone because of distance impracticality. I'm happy with the decision because it would have been a pain to travel to that particular suburb. But at the same time, I wonder if it was the most satisfying decision. I could have done something new with that person. Or found out something about myself. Or anything else for that matter. Thing is, I cannot play out everything, so unable to determine levels of satisfaction amongst different decisions.

So I ponder. Is using only practicality as a source of decision making satisfying enough? Or should one sometimes not be practical at times and make other matters as source of motivation?