On Decision-making--Baba Shiv: Sometimes it's good to give up the driver's seat

A freshman-to-be asked me what he should do in college so that he will have a meaningful college life.

Very often, programmed by schooling or societal values, we hold the belief that we are the master of our own life and that we are what we "decide."  This belief inevitably put enormous pressure on some of us, fearing any wrong decision might lead to irreversible consequences or an unhappy ending.

This morning, I came acorss this TED speech about decison making.  In the speech, Baba Shiv used his personal experience as an example to tell the audience that at some points of life it's good for us to be in the passenger's seat; that is, letting others make decisions for us.  Why?  Please click the link and listen to the speech.  On the TED page, you can find the transcript.

http://www.ted.com/talks/baba_shiv_sometimes_it_s_good_to_give_up_the_driver_s_seat.html

Baba Shiv: Sometimes it's good to give up the driver's seat