Transformative Decisions and Their Discontents

John P. McCoy, Tomer Ullman

Abstract


Abstract: In this commentary we engage with Paul’s Transformative Experience as it relates to decision making. We consider why deciding whether to undergo a transformative experiences can feel so agonizing yet also be so fun, whether people have any preferences to decide over in the first place, and who people even think they are.

Keywords: Transformative Experience; Big Decisions; Preference Construction; Theory of Self; Mental Effort

 

Decisioni trasformative e relative insoddisfazioni

Riassunto: In questo commento ci concentreremo su come il volume di L.A. Paul Transformative Experience affronta i processi decisionali. Esamineremo perché la decisione se intraprendere un’esperienza trasformativa possa risultare così struggente ed essere altresì divertente; se le persone abbiano in assoluto qualche preferenza nel prendere decisioni definitive e chi le persone persone ritengono di essere.

Parole chiave: Esperienza trasformativa; Grandi decisioni; Costruzione delle preferenze; Teoria del sé; Sforzo mentale

 


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Transformative Experience; Big Decisions; Preference Construction; Theory of Self; Mental Effort

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4453/rifp.2019.0029

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