After knowing the outcome, anyone can make a choice. It's easy to say 'I should have done this' later. But... you can't know the result before making a choice, can you?
"After knowing the outcome, anyone can make a choice. It's easy to say 'I should have done this' later. But... you can't know the result before making a choice, can you?"
"Who is the true identity of that giant? How many are there? What can they do? What do they know? What is known about them? I don’t know. There are always so many unknowns. But time flows, and it doesn’t stop. Even if you don’t know the outcome, the time to make a choice will inevitably come."
"No matter how many achievements you have... the result of letting soldiers die in vain doesn’t disappear. Sure, the commander may be cruel and a bad person... but I think that's okay. After considering all possible outcomes, even if it puts my comrades' lives at risk, I have to make a choice. The lives of 100 comrades versus the lives of humanity inside the walls. The commander chose. He chose to abandon the lives of 100 comrades."
These are Armin's words directed at Commander Erwin, who chose to sacrifice his comrades' lives to save humanity inside the walls in Attack on Titan.
In many organizations, those who make decisions are often criticized. Those who cannot decide, the majority, tend to say, "It would have been better if you had done it this way."
In other words, they can make "hindsight decisions."
Anyone can win by making "hindsight decisions."
Making a decision means discarding the remaining options.
You choose one and discard the other.
The chosen option comes with its disadvantages.
The discarded option comes with its advantages.
Many people do not understand this premise.
However, it is natural that the chosen option has disadvantages and the discarded option has advantages.
It’s important to grasp the "pain of making decisions" as early as possible in life.
Thinking this way, experiences like being a team captain, class representative, or student council president in childhood can be seen as investments in understanding the "pain of making decisions" for the future.
Do not blame the decision-makers.
Creating such an organization is essential for a company's survival. This applies not only to companies but also to families and friendships.
Moreover, what’s important is not the act of deciding itself, but the effort to make the decision correct and the flexibility to change the decision if it does not work out.
"—So, what are you curious about, Machi?"
"Intuition."
"Your intuition is reliable. That child might have some significant connection. For caution, let’s increase the decoys at the hideout. Korutopi, can you add ten more buildings?"
These are Chrollo's words from HUNTER×HUNTER.
When it comes to tests, stop aiming for a perfect score of 100.
Achieving a perfect score is easy in elementary school tests, but for tests in middle school, entrance exams, and even qualification exams, it’s vital to accept that through effort, you can only reach around 90 points.
For instance, consider a multiple-choice test with 100 questions, where simply filling it out randomly gives you an average score of 25.
From there, through hard work, you can raise your score to 50, 60, 70.
However, the maximum you can achieve through effort is 90.
The remaining 10 points are difficult problems that require intuition to answer.
You can reach 90 points through hard work.
But for the last 10 points, you need to rely on your intuition.
This mindset is important not just in studying, but also in work, love, and life.
Now, is it worth spending time and effort for those last 10 points?
The answer is almost no.
Instead, it’s more important to make quick decisions and take action.
Act, fail, and then correct your course.
That said, I’m not saying to blindly answer the last 10-point questions.
You should create hypotheses, think within the limited time, and tackle each issue one by one.
Create hypotheses and choose one.
This is what gives "will" to your choices.
If you don’t create hypotheses, you’re merely "reacting."
By creating hypotheses, you can finally establish decision-making.
By repeating this process, paradoxically, you can strengthen your intuition and face the remaining 10-point questions.