FLIPPING A COIN for Decisions?

 

FLIPPING A COIN for decisions?  Better NOT, dude!!! And IF it's NOT FLIPPING COINS, some even would initiate KAMPAIs out of sheer braggadocio.  BUT that keeps my head spinning endlessly because I CAN'T see either the head OR tail of any decision-making that hinges on simply FLIPPING A COIN.  Of course, in many cases, people DON'T literally FLIP A COIN but instead, WHEN something is up there hanging in the air, they will simply shrug off their should and would then manifest their [default] surrender to WHATEVER IT IS📗📙📘

The mother of ironies is that many researches through the years show that we humans are vulnerable to FLIPPING COIN because it tends to make us happier, that circumstance of giving it over to chance.  Ever heard of that age-old saying: "WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN"?  YES, pithy statements like that stick around because they seem to sound 'ABOUT RIGHT'.  And WHEN we decide on something, it is with the intention that this action will maximize our expected utility.  In the shortest words, we're going to get something good out of it.  So, IF we quit, we'll be worse off❎❎❎

Admittedly, life is rarely that straightforward.  Problem is, at times, we tend to over-simply situations that are complex enough.  Still, changing courses is really daunting.  And the more consequential the decision becomes especially if it's a needle mover OR even a game-changer OR even a life-changing one.  And YES, many of us are NO strangers to a never-ending list of PROs and CONs.  And one way out of this is FLIPPING A COIN?  Researches show that the impact of a COIN toss on major life decisions find that those WHO made change from their current status quo] based on the toss's advice were more satisfied with their decision 6 months later and overall happier than those WHO did NOT change course.  BUT if change will make us happier, WHY FLIP COIN???

Psychologists then did dig dipper here and they concluded that our 'self preservation' instinct makes us abundantly cautious WHEN venturing into the unknown.  We're always in that 'evidence collection' mode.  And WHEN we're somewhere at the margins and boundary between two options, something as subtle as a TOSS COIN can be enough to sway us in one common direction BUT that's NOT the case though💧💧💧

And the experts coined this as the power of "RANDOM DECISION AIDS' and according to science, it works?  SO HOW?  Firstly, COIN FLIPPING saves us and does extricate us OUT OF PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS mode.  We then delay making important decisions because we feel data are deficient, that we CAN'T make an informed decision.  WHAT IF there's more illuminating information right around the corner, if we just wait a little longer?  YES, flipping a COIN OR ROLLING A DICE do bypass that perceived need for more information by giving us a somewhat clear-cut direction to make a decision.  So, are you FLIPPING A COIN for your next decision😡😡😡