Another Rant and Life Observation about Decisions:(May not be in any coherent order)

As I tried to keep my emotions in check it became increasingly difficult not to grind the enamel from my teeth.
“Insert annoying generalization of ignorance here”
Not being a violent person, never having been in a fight, never giving a piece of my mind to a stranger about anything, there is nothing I wanted more than to turn around punch them in the face and yell plainly “Shut the fuck up! Just…Shut up…” Alas, that was not me but who am I really? Recently reinventing my identity has become a regular occurrence. I find that regional location adds as much into our personality as our actions to some degree. Attitudes and general ideas around us are transmitted into our daily life whether we realize it or not. In choosing where to go to law school, the bay area, Sacramento, or Chicago the personalities of each place come into play. Having grown up in the East Bay certain standards become apparent while others are farther from mainstream news and thoughts. One example would be the environmental views we harbor here and the disdain with which we look upon those wasting water, polluting, or so on. This eventually defines the region and the small differences between places in the same country define the people there as well as the lifestyle. Many of these things are a result of the location and the ability to entertain certain activities such as hockey. In the Bay Area it is not a huge recreational activity simply because it requires more effort, money, commitment to participate in. If the lakes around here froze we may be more interested in a sport that is regarded as a cold weather one.
A major life decision really makes you think what in life is important to you, and in making this decision I have learned as much about myself as the places I have been looking to go. Those small preferences make a lot of difference when we are assessing a place, deciding if we would enjoy something or somewhere. What other factors are there to consider about a place other than our immediate assessment of our needs as individuals. However, when thinking about these things the future happiness comes into play and I couldn’t help but think will I be happy here in 3 months, 6 months, how about a year or more? Can we really even say that? In my opinion these all important questions are unanswerable with the limited information gathered during a visit. Much of my thoughts relate back to what I know about a place, the basic stereotypes that becomes widely accepted as the identity of a place. Chicago is known for its pizza, frigid temperatures, and overall Midwest culture. Well, that is my perspective on the situation but however misguided these ideas are, they are certainly playing a part in my decision making process.
It is this kind of ignorance that we should be wary of because it makes us sound like uneducated boors. Making decisions on poor or unqualified information makes little to no sense, however it is these decision who define us as people. This is an accurate depiction of most of America whose opinions are based on the media spoon feeding us biased information or spinning the information to give it that perfected touch of doctoring that makes them so powerful. They find it their duty to make us see things from their point of view, and it is, all those involved are taking home a paycheck for corrupting a perfectly good opportunity to exercise some decision-making. Life can be broken down into decisions, a well known fact, but it is more important how we make these decisions. Until you have made a major life decision, which weighed heavily on your mind it is not apparent the process one must go through to complete it effectively. That being the key word, effectively, because most anyone can decide something, but those in charge in the government or higher ups in corporations are trusted to riticall analyze each point in life and make crucial decisions with precision. The precise timings and underwriting motives for decisions are of the utmost importance to their final outcome and overall effect. Without the unpredictable variables associated with everyday life a straight fact-based decision would be infinitely simpler. Anyone can look at a price and determine the cheapest solution however it takes a trained and acute mind to research the life span of the cheaper versus more expensive product and determine the long-term costs. This far more important skill is one that we can compare to a chess game in which one player is planning his next move to be the one that puts his adversary in check while the more effective player is thinking 10 moves ahead to where he will get a checkmate. Often times, because of the variables mentioned before these forward thinkers can be derailed from their plan due to unpredictable circumstances.