Decision-Making Skills

noun a verb phrase meaning to hesitate or speak evasively

verb to hesitate or speak evasively

• During the meeting, the committee members continued to hem and haw over the budget proposal.
• Stop hemming and hawing and just make a decision already!
• Quit hemming and hawing and just pick something, dude.
• She always hems and haws when it comes to making important life decisions.

noun a strong feeling of annoyance or irritation caused by being unable to wait for something

adjective impatient (describing someone who is easily annoyed or irritated when having to wait)

• The doctor could sense the patient's impatience as they waited for their test results.
• I can't stand waiting in line, it always brings out my impatience.
• My impatience is off the charts today, I just can't wait for the weekend.
• His impatience was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

noun a person who is improvident

adjective not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless

• The improvident spending habits of the government have led to a growing national debt.
• She always seems to be improvident with her money, constantly buying things she doesn't need.
• Don't be so improvident with your cash, you'll regret it later.
• His improvident decisions in life have left him with little to show for all his efforts.

noun the mental process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgement

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• The professor's reasoning behind his theory was based on extensive research and analysis.
• I don't understand your reasoning for quitting your job out of the blue.
• Her reasoning for ghosting him was pretty shady if you ask me.
• The artist's reasoning for choosing such bold colors in her painting was to evoke strong emotions in the viewer.

noun an activity or exercise that requires mental effort and skill to solve or understand

• The process of solving complex mathematical equations requires a great deal of mental gymnastics.
• Trying to figure out the plot twists in that movie had my brain doing mental gymnastics.
• I can't believe she's trying to do mental gymnastics to justify her actions.
• His ability to come up with excuses on the spot is like watching mental gymnastics in action.

noun learning

adjective heads-up (describing the type of learning)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• Heads-up learning is a teaching method that emphasizes active participation and engagement.
• I find heads-up learning to be more effective than traditional lectures.
• Heads-up learning is the way to go if you want to actually remember what you're learning.
• Heads-up learning is like a mental workout that strengthens your ability to retain information.

verb to reflect on or consider beforehand

• Before making any decisions, it is important to prelect on the potential consequences.
• I like to prelect on my choices before committing to anything.
• I need to prelect on whether to go out tonight or stay in.
• She prelected on the idea of starting her own business for months before taking the plunge.