Getting it Right: How Practical Judgment Can Help You Make Good Decisions

By Holly L. Wilson

This book will help the reader learn the skill of practical judgment for the sake of making the right judgment, in the right way, at the right time, and for the right reason. In other words, it will help the reader "Get it Right." The book uses philosophy, religion, science, wisdom and proverb traditions and experience to help the reader to understand and make use of practical judgment a skill akin to prudence. This book reviews a long tradition of book on prudence that includes Gracian's book on Worldly Wisdom, Marcus Aurelius' , and Epictetus' Enchieridion, as Meditationswell as newer theories of prudence in Immanuel Kant. Immanuel Kant's theories of morality and practical judgment play a large role in this book. It will remind readers of the meaning of proverbs and wisdom literature in both Eastern and Western contexts. The reader will find fresh new perspectives here as well as time tested wisdom. The short chapters will make it easy to read one a day and benefit from it.Eric Alai Review - Dr. Holly L. Wilson's book is astute and accessible observation of the state of the human being in contemporary times. She blends classical philosophies, related religious concepts, hard science, cultural criticism, and post-modern realities to show how life works and how our lives can improve by using good practical judgment in decision-making effectively. The pages contain an array of eclectic references, ranging from Socrates to Jesus to Rumi to Bruce Lee, blended with her own analyses of living and solutions to scenarios and situations that we may have seen as explicitly and inevitably negative and impossible. She shows us world views, approaches, and anecdotes, with keen insights into why we do what we do, why we act and react, and how we can achieve what all people want: good outcomes, peace, and happiness. She deals with issues from getting mad in traffic and how not to, to why marriages fail, to how to deal with any death in a positive light. Using philosophy as a base and exemplification as connecting material, Dr. Wilson will change perceptions of your own personal histories and problems and illuminate solutions to those issues. She states, "Practical Judgment is knowing the right thing to do, at the right time, for the right reasons" and this motto will surely become yours as you read her deep and entertaining treatise. Every chapter is an epiphany; indeed, Getting it Right is a truly inspiring work that will make you a believer in the power and magnitude of good practical judgment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520163231
• ISBN13: 9781520163239
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"