Several times a day we make decisions - sometimes they are more, sometimes less important. We make the right, but wrong decisions. How exactly does the decision-making that goes on in us has been the subject of numerous scientific studies. We have gained many useful insights - but still no recipe for how we will always make the right decision.
martial artist must quickly make many decisions: evasion or attack, block or counter until now? Where are the weaknesses of the opponent, which technique I attack? How to fend off attacks? All these choices are in fractions of seconds hit - wrong decisions are punished in a split second.
For more than ten years, I practice Shotokan Karate and was kept busy during this time also with the cultural backgrounds of Asian martial arts. In works of Asian literature, there are some hints how to make effective and efficient decisions.
is an old saying. "Think sharp and decide within seven breaths" Lord Takanobu said once: ". A lot of thinking blunts the sharp edge of a decision" (1)
If you have a have to make decisions, will reward you as much information as is absolutely necessary, but as few as possible. You will probably never be in possession of any information that could influence your decision. So not even looking for it. At long consideration leads to hesitation and doubt. And to make a decision to be taken and act on them is better than not to act and move to a decision before them. If you understand the topic and already have some experience, your intuition is a good adviser. In this case, listen to your gut feeling.
A rule that left by Prince Naoshige in the "letter to the Wall" was reads as follows: ". things of great importance to be tackled left" Ittei says in his preface to this rule: "things of little importance to be seriously addressed." (1)
stress and stress are bad advisers . Important decisions you make when the queue without days, weeks, months to agonize over his head. Make sure, however, that enough time and then have a clear head for that. Less significant decisions you take as soon and with as little effort as possible, so you have them off the table and out of my head. If you follow both, you always have enough resources for meeting the significant Decisions.
energy can be compared to the margins of a crossbow and a decision indeed to the actuation of the trigger. (2)
If you have ever shot with a crossbow, bow and arrow or a sporting firearm, you probably know the situation. After the gun is cocked or created, you can target only a short time focusing the target. It starts before your eyes blur, the arm strength is waning, the attitude is unrihger. The longer you targeted the goal of the critical point out, the less accurate the shot. So if you have created the basis for your decision: Decide You use and your energy, and aggressively implement the decision. Aim is useless if you do not pull the trigger.
(1) Tsunemoto Yamamoto, HAGAKURE - The Way of the Samurai
Edited and translated from English by Guido Keller
Piper Verlag, Munich 2003; 6 Edition 2007, p. 30 and 53
(2) Sun Tzu, The Art of War - Truth conquers who does not fight
from English by Patrick Lindley
matrix Verlag GmbH, Wiesbaden 2005, p. 64
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