Decision making

I often hear this, that decision making capabilities have high influence on one's success. While this is true in  sense... I like to distinguish between 2 types of thinking behind decision-maker's mask.

Bull

The Bull has a strong personality. He sees the red flag, and he will hit it, no matter at what cost. He makes the decision, and then copes with the consequences. He does not think of the consequences upfront. He is strong enough to stand for his decisions, and commit to them. Once he has committed to a decision, he will not recognize he was wrong, no matter what it takes.

If faced with a hard problem, he will make a random decision. He will not admit he has no idea what the consequences will be. If there is a tree in his way, he doesn't give it a second thought before battering into it.

When asking a Bull to solve your problem, you will see his continuous efforts towards the goal. You will see total commitment and restless determination. Ultimately, despite all the complications, he will successfully deliver what you had asked. But you may be wondering, if the problem is indeed as hard as he was trying it to look like.

Butterfly

The Butterfly is a free thinker. He loves exploring the world. Decisions he makes come to him naturally, so as to best fit the problem into their world view. He likes to often change his opinion, and so he also hates to commit to his decisions. If he realizes he was wrong, he has no problem to admit it - he doesn't take this personally, he is just glad he now has better understanding of the world.

If faced with a hard problem, he will bounce off it like he had hit a tree. He will be helpless. The only way for him to proceed is to take time, investigate what the problem looks like, and only then, once he if familiar enough with the problem, he is comfortable with making a decision.

When asking a Butterfly to solve you his problem, you may not see progress for long periods of time. His reluctance to commit to anything may lead up to you considering to cancel the contract. But then suddenly he will do this all in a very short time. You may be wondering what he could be capable of accomplishing if he wasn't such a lazybones.

Coin

Our coin of 2 sides, each bad, is this:

1. Bull will commit to a bad decision and will not abandon it
2. Butterfly will not commit to any decision, and will frequently change his mind