Making a Decision

I am the least decisive (or most in-decisive) person I have ever known. Even when I go to the ice cream shop I have trouble picking out which flavor to get--they all look good, and I would be reasonably happy with several decisions. Unless I'm in the mood for something in particular (a rareity), I find it hard to come to a consensus with myself and choose one, just one, flavor.
At the same time, I can make what I always call "an executive decision:" a quick choice that is made objectively when there needs to be an answer, stat!, and no one else has anything to contribute. These I can make almost without thinking. I objectively look at the situation, figure out what would be the best solution for that particular problem, and make the call without sitting around and deliberating. With both of my decision-making tendencies in mind, I wonder where the middle ground is between the two, and if I have ever made a decision quickly with deliberation.
With several problem-solving skills and solutions being taught in class, I have actually found myself utilizing them at intermittent points in my day. Each problem calls for a different problem-solving approach, and for the lesser problems (such as picking the "right" flavor of ice cream), the problem-solving technique does not have to be as elaborate and does not carry the same weight as perhaps the problem-solving technique used to address scarcity within the human population. So, in the end, I was on the right path either way. =]

-Ellen Rohlfing