Decision Trees

Imagine we are considering changing jobs. We are weighing the pros and cons of prospective job opportunities and, after a few years of being in our current position, we start to realize the things that are important to us. However, not all aspects of a career are of equal importance. In fact, after being in the job for a few years, we decide that the most important aspect of a position is our interest in the projects we will be doing, followed by compensation, then work-related stress, trailed by commute time, and, lastly, benefits. We have just created the scaffolding of a cognitive decision tree. We can go into further detail by saying that we want a job where we are very interested in the allocated projects, paying at least $55k/year, with low work-related stress, a commute of under 30 minutes, and good dental insurance. Creating mental decision trees is a decision-making process we all utilize by nature and is one of the reasons why decision trees are one of the most widely...