Experiential Exercise 1
Everyone has their own decision-making process based on the purchases they are making. My decision-making process is quite limited in variety because I am not a big consumer myself. I do not own a large variety of consumer goods. However, I do spend a lot of time on in the decision process for purchasing major products than I do for minor projects. There will be some differences in what qualities or certain characteristics I prioritize and cherish the most in a purchase decision based on my past knowledge and experience of purchasing similar products.
When it comes to major purchases, the only “big” purchases I have actually ever made in my life thus far are computers. While I hunger for the latest and most powerful computer, I depend more on my external stimuli as an accurate guide for when I actually need to purchase a new computer. I only need a new computer when my old computer breaks down, is technologically obsolete in significant terms (two to four generations behind current computer technologies), or when I need to use a computer for different purposes, such as portability versus pure-processing power, and gaming versus productivity.
When I actually need a new computer, I consider the choice between brands or buying individual computer parts and assembling them together. I ask questions revolving around the purpose of the new computer and then think about what kinds of features I want the computer to have. My computer needs recognition has adapted and changed over time based on each computer purchase I have made, my technical knowledge in the latest computer hardware, and the current operating systems that can be found in today’s computers sold.
I went through a significant computer purchase decision last year. When I wa ...