Wednesday, May 18, 2011
yesterday one of my university mate asked me out for a mahjong session.
after being out of mahjong for so long,
my hands are really itching for a round or two.
but the problem is, i have my last exam paper a day after the mahjong session.
not defying the theory of rationality,
i started thinking if a mahjong session will affect my examination performance and the concept of opportunity cost crossed my mind.
"i have to reject it! Because of the examination, the opportunity cost of the mahjong session is high; i can spend more time preparing for the examination."
in the end, i rejected my friend.
but right after i rejected my friend,
my random mind started tinkering.
Is the opportunity cost really as high as i perceived it to be?
i've done most of my preparation work,
i'm mentally prepared for the exam anytime,
and short of the lecturer giving last minute exam hints for us to prepare,
there is really nothing more that i can do.
at this point, i realised that my decision wasnt that "rational" afterall.
People always try to be rational in things that they do.
However, the fact is that there are so many factors that caused rationality to be irrational.
Some decisions are more "rationally direct" than the others,
But for the less "rationally direct" decisions,
it is better for us to open up our mind,
and appreciate others' rationale behind their decisions,
instead of jumping straight into conclusion on what is right or what is wrong base on our own concept of rationality.
.:
