关于“选择”的方法论

选择是什么？每看到一个概念，倘若忘记过去的理解，而试着用新的心态去重新认识它，则可能会有新的体会。如何做起呢？最简单的方法就是自己琢磨，不知不觉可能就会走向死胡同。所以更好的方法可能是站在巨人的肩膀上，打开维基百科来学习它的定义。

下面是它的定义：

Choice involves decision making. It can include judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. One can make a choice between imagined options ("What would I do if...?") or between real options followed by the corresponding action. For example, a traveller might choose a route for a journey based on the preference of arriving at a given destination as soon as possible. The preferred (and therefore chosen) route can then follow from information such as the length of each of the possible routes, traffic conditions, etc. The arrival at a choice can include more complex motivators such as cognition, instinct, and feeling.

Simple choices might include what to eat for dinner or what to wear on a Saturday morning–choices that have relatively low-impact on the chooser's life overall. More complex choices might involve (for example) what candidate to vote for in an election, what profession to pursue, a life partner, etc.–choices based on multiple influences and having larger ramifications.

第一次看这个定义，可能很难有特别深刻的认识。那我们就来咬文爵字的读一读吧。

选择是一个决策的过程。这个过程包括了对不同选择中所具有的优势（文中提到的必要性、重要性）。每个人可以在想象的选项或者实际的选项做出选择，然后并采取相应的行动。例如旅行者可以根据目的地来选择路线。然后对行程的各个因素，比如交通、时间等因素进行优选。决策的过程包括很复杂的动机，包括认知、本能和感觉（所以不仅仅是价值观）。

选择分为简单选择和复杂选择。简单选择比如晚餐吃什么、明天早上穿什么，即对于整体生活影响相对较低的选择。而复杂选择包括了职业选择、生活伴侣的选择等等，也就是多重影响的选择。（简单选择更像是线性过程，而复杂选择是非线性过程。）

如何做好选择呢？就是不断练习、不断总结。让我们每天来总结自己的选择吧。