Second project meeting in Latvia: defining the concepts

In the participants´ second meeting in Latvia, on September 13^th,  we thought about what does the name of the Project „Think fast, Think slow, decide well, be strong” really mean so everybody wrote down what first came up to their mind when hearing a sentence as Think fast, think slow and so on. For our surprise people had various thoughts about it and opinions differed. 

Speaking about ¨Think fast¨, participants wrote that sometimes there is not enough time or some competitor may be faster than you. You have not to think too long, you should decide in a given period of time, and think fast as possible to reach the main goal. In life you should be able to read quickly in situations where there is little time. In fact it is about time. Time makes us free, the more time you have the more you can do. If you don't decide fast you might lose a chance. Sometimes you need to react quickly to changing situations because no everyone will wait for you.

The opinions about the part ¨think slow¨ were also quite rich: ¨To think slow is important because it's better to think more than one time¨; ¨never hurry, good decision cannot be made in hurry, it's best to think ahead ¨; ¨Not to precipitate, dedicate necessary time, take into account all that you can. Not let to be guided by emotions.¨. Think slow was also associated with ¨to be sure what you want and what you must to reach¨ and ¨Being able to weigh all the options and chose the right one¨. Other participants stressed ¨Reflection, concentration skills, ask for advice, and define your identity¨, ¨because you need to think correctly¨.

The opinions of ¨decide well¨ were connected with responsibility in choices:  ¨Decide well because your future may depend on it¨, ¨you have to know the importance of decision¨; ¨Decisions change your future, so what goes around comes around¨; ¨decide well because you want to be correct, because wrong choice is a wrong choice; take the right choice¨. And also with a good logic in the decision making: ¨Make decisions on facts: decision should be well founded¨; ¨to decide well is being able to decide based on legitimate criteria rather than making impulse decisions¨.

Finally, the exchange about the part ¨be strong was also very rich. Some respondents said that ¨ this one is most important in my opinion, because you must acknowledge there will be no way back anymore¨; ¨keep on putting into practice the decision that you have made. Decision without action is vane¨; ¨Just do it. You thought of it. Forget your feelings, your mood, do what you have decided¨; ¨It’s important because the whole world has a lot of people who will try do disrespect your plans¨; ¨to be strong in spirit is an advantage without flaws¨. Some respondents associated it with the fact of taking what one think is the right decision without being influenced:  ¨Be strong in every decision¨; ¨Being able to make your own, well-informed decisions thus not being affected as much by others opinion¨; ¨you need to be convinced and to share¨.