Research Paper: Head way / Heart way
Head way / Heart way: Questionnaire
Name: Gender: M / F Education: Occupation:
We may broadly identify two aspects to decision making:
Head way : Thinking rationally , evaluating , choosing what you logically think is correct
( Left brain )
Heart way :No rigid preset parameters , using more feeling , liking , emotion in choice , taking a call on what you feel is good for you ( Right brain )
Going by decisions you would have made in past 3 months, please answer the following:
Q.1Majority of your decisions were
(i) Heart way only, (ii) Head way only, (iii) Combination of both, (iv) none of these
Q.2What Head: Heart mix of the following does your normal decision making pattern include?
(i) 0:100 , (ii) 25:75 , (iii) 50 :50 , (iv) 75:25 , (v) 100:0 , (vi) Any other mix ————
Q.3 What does ‗taking a call from heart ‗mean to you? Using more of:(you may tick more than one option if necessary)
(i) Emotional intelligence ,(ii) Feeling ‗ inner mind ‗ , (iii) Intuition , (iv) ‗ Gut feel ‗ , (v)
Alignment with own values , (vi) Impulse
Q.4What do you do in a situation, where you don‘t like doing something which you know is
right for you (e.g. daily exercises)?
(i) Not difficult for you to force yourself into doing it without qualms, (ii) Force yourself into it but regret subsequently (iii) You decide against doing it , (iv) You postpone the decision Q.5 What do you do in a situation, where you feel tempted to do something that you know is not appropriate (e.g. addictions / indulgences)?
(i) You go ahead & do it without qualms, (ii) You go ahead but regret subsequently (iii) You decide against doing it, (iv) You postpone the decision
Q.6Many people use both aspects – Head way, Heart way – though in varying mix, in varying sequence. Which of the following statement describes you better? Please mark your choice.
(i) Some of us are used to first think through logically & then consider what of these they like to do: Head à Heart sequence
(ii) Some of us are used to first consider what they like / want & then think if it is appropriate to do: Heartà Head sequence
Q.7In a situation / decision where your head & heart are not in agreement (each prefers a different option) what are you more likely to do:
(i) Go by the Head option – What you think is right for you (ii) Go by the Heart option – What you feel is good for you (iii) Postpone decision to a later time
(iv) Decide not to go ahead either way & close the matter
Q.8Think of a decision in recent past of Head –Heart disagreement, where you had to go ahead either way: Please rate your state of mind then on following parameters (1 – Lowest,10 – Highest)
(i) Confidence 1————————————10
(ii) Comfort 1————————————10
Q.9Think of a decision in recent past where your Head & Heart were in agreement: Please rate your state of mind then on following parameters (1 – Lowest, 10 – Highest)
(i) Confidence 1————————————10
(ii) Comfort 1————————————10
Q.10 What is your opinion on following Hypothesis:―When your Head & Heart is in agreement on a matter, there is no dilemma, peace prevails―. Do you:
(i) Strongly agree, (ii) Agree, (iii) Neither agree / disagree, (iv) Disagree, (v) Strongly disagree
Q.11Should there be a ‗conflict‘ between your Head and your Heart ; how necessary you
feel it is to ‗ resolve ‗ that conflict ?
(i) Very necessary, (ii) necessary, (iii) Not necessary, (iv) Irrelevant
Q.12What steps, mechanism do you think one should take to help resolve the ‗conflict‘
between the Head & the Heart?
Thank You!