For this next post, I watched the episode “Time Squared” from Star Trek: The Next Generation. To give a slight overview, the crew discovers Picard but it is him from 6 hours in the future. What should probably be mentioned is that Captain Picard is already present aboard the ship, so the discovery of the second Picard is shocking and slightly disturbing. The conclusions I have drawn from this episode can apply to reality and to my life. At the end of the show, Picard learns that if he sticks to his original thinking then the consequence of losing the Enterprise is nonexistent.
In real life there is always that doubt that lurks behind every decision we make no matter how miniscule said doubt is. Many people, me included, will often change their initial decision because of the doubt they feel after making it. Doubt is powerful and persuasive. But many times the feeling you have first, your “gut feeling”, is usually the most accurate tool to use in decision making. If you allow yourself to sit and ponder over the decision you made for any period of time, you are allowing doubt to cloud your mind. The longer you think about it, the more you will start to second-guess your decision. You will slowly forget exactly what it was that made you so certain in the beginning and then it is over. Your first decision will be thrown out the window and give way to an inadequate answer. This will happen unless you are in the aforementioned episode of Star Trek, for Picard was given a second chance to go with his initial idea and it worked out well for him and his crew.
