How to take decisions Quotes

“A line has been drawn around her hut. She has been told very clearly that only within the line do the laws of culture apply; here she is Ram’s wife. Outside is nature, where the rules of marriage make no sense; she is just a woman for the taking.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“We can never know everything and we can never be sure. All information is incomplete, and all readings distorted by personal prejudice. And yet we have to take decisions all the time and hope the results favour us. Bhartrihari”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“A yajaman is one who does not blame anyone for any situation. He knows that his fortune and misfortune are dependent on many forces. Besides his knowledge, skills, experience and his power of anticipation, a lot depends on the talent of people around him—the market conditions and regulatory environment. He simply takes charge of whatever situation he is in, focusing on what he can do, never letting the anxiety of failure pull him back, or the confidence of success make him smug.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“We can never know everything and we can never be sure. All information is incomplete, and all readings distorted by personal prejudice. And yet we have to take decisions all the time and hope the results favour us.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Laws by their very nature are arbitrary and depend on context. What one community considers fair, another may not consider to be fair. What is considered fair by one generation is not considered fair by the next. Rules always change in times of war and in times of peace, as they do in times of fortune and misfortune.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Everyone looks at the karta for a decision despite data being unreliable, the future being uncertain, and outcomes that are unpredictable. Not everyone can do it. He who is able to make decisions independently is the karta. He who allows others to do so is the yajaman.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Laws by their very nature are arbitrary and depend on context. What one community considers fair, another may not consider to be fair. What is considered fair by one generation is not considered fair by the next. Rules always change in times of war and in times of peace, as they do in times of fortune and misfortune. Thus, no decision is right or wrong. Decisions can be beneficial or harmful, in the short-term or long-term, to oneself or to others. Essentially, every decision has a consequence, no matter which rule is upheld and which one is ignored. This law of consequence is known as karma.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“At the time of action, our decision is based on a set of assumptions. The assumptions may be wrong. Leaders have to constantly deal with uncertainty, give hope to the people even when nothing is clear. Decisions become good or bad in hindsight. We would like to believe that a decision is rational. More often than not, decisions are rationalized.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“No action exists in isolation. Every decision impacts the ecosystem. Karma is often mistaken for the adage, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” The assumption then is that if we sow good deeds, we will reap good rewards. But who decides what action is good or bad? The desire to qualify an action, and its consequence, as good or bad, right or wrong, is a peculiarly human trait. Nature does not do so.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Bhartrihari has to confront the horror of human existence. We can never know everything and we can never be sure. All information is incomplete, and all readings distorted by personal prejudice. And yet we have to take decisions all the time and hope the results favour us.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Thus, no decision is right or wrong. Decisions can be beneficial or harmful, in the short-term or long-term, to oneself or to others. Essentially, every decision has a consequence, no matter which rule is upheld and which one is ignored. This law of consequence is known as karma.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Laws by their very nature are arbitrary and depend on context.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Despite being given the freedom to take decisions, Narad chooses to stay karya-karta, follow decisions rather than take them, as he is too afraid of the consequences. Garud, on the other hand, anticipates the needs of Vishnu, decides to enquire voluntarily and is thus a karta. Vishnu who allows Garud to be a karta is a yajaman.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“A yajaman is a karta too; but all kartas are not yajamans.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“Animals take decisions all the time. Only humans have the option not to take decisions.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“To build a business, we need decision-makers and decision-followers. He who takes decisions is the karta. He who follows decisions is called a karya-karta.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“When the customer makes a request and Babulal reacts immediately; thus does Sesha turn into Adi. Babulal can return to the Sesha state or stir Ananta in the customer by a simple question, “Anything else you wish to buy?” This one question provokes thoughts and ideas in the customer’s mind, infinite ideas are unfurled, and there is a possibility of more business.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions

“For Ram, Kaikeyi is no villain; he is no victim and certainly not a hero. A hero is provoked into action. A yajaman needs no provocation to act. Provocation makes action a reaction, turns”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, How to take decisions