I think of you deliberating.
While you deliberate on the thought, a disturbing observation is when someone you think is dumber and more stupid than you is succeeding in various aspects of life more than you.
As you deliberate the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, you are poised to make a decision that will signal either a dangerous commitment to the status quo, or bold leadership that will inspire millions counting on you to do the right thing for our shared climate.
Q. You've deliberated and decided to go.
Hence, if you are motivated to avoid impulsive action, that motive might lead you to deliberate, and your deliberation might, in turn, lead you to do something better than you would have done had you not deliberated.
Ever listed the pluses and minuses of a particular choice you are deliberating, and yet, when you finish your list you do not feel resolved?
Imagine reading this sentence as a recent victim of assault, as you deliberate whether or not to report what happened last night when you hurried home from work on your own in the dark.
To members of the Congressional Super Committee, As you deliberate on solutions to the national debt, we encourage you to use your conscious as your compass.
So next time you're deliberating at a bar between bourbon or vodka based upon the direction you think each will send your mood, just flip a coin.
We'll spec it up whenever that happens, but if you were deliberating on an entry-level DSLR purchase, it might be wise to wait a week or two.
