Jedi Decision-Making Model

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Admittedly, this wasn't originally intended for this order, but after some thought, I realize it might still be useful to newcomers:

Well I never considered in a million years this would be something I would write up for Jedi. But you know what, it seems fitting that if anyone did it, it would be a former D.A.R.E. Officer. In D.A.R.E. we teach that D.A.R.E. could be used as an acronym for more than Drug Abuse Resistance Education – Define, Assess, Respond, Evaluate. Admittedly, that is used for our elementary students to get them thinking about their decisions more effectively. But as we evolve, things begin to take more of a “moral” decision making process. And for a Jedi, what helps us define that better than the Jedi Code?

In accordance with the Jedi Compass that the Jedi Community composed together in 2013,there is a line which makes this idea a bit more difficult to hammer out. Under Core Ethics it reads that we maintain loyalty to our Code, but that each code may not be the same as another Jedi's code. The only requirement is that it agrees completely with the five line Jedi Code and the Skywalker Code. So for this model, we'll use the five line code to help us learn how to best assess our decisions.

“There is no emotion, there is peace”

This line, in a nutshell, calls for us to separate our emotions from our decisions. It is asking for an objective point of view. So here we can define the problem. Sometimes that takes into account our emotions. Let's face it, everything that we do has some sort of emotional value affiliated with it. So what is the problem? Am I angry about the obstacle, happy about it, or some mixture of other emotions? Once we determine exactly why a problem exist, we can now move to work on it.

“There is no ignorance, there is knowledge”

In the next phase,we begin to collect information, or assess exactly what our options are based on all the information we can find. Sometimes things are time sensitive, and you cannot research all of it out. So you have to learn to settle with what is in front of you when you need to make a decision in the here and now. But remember to always think it through and not consider everything to be black and white.

“There is no passion, there is serenity”

Here we are asked not to get overly excited with our decisions. This might cloud our judgement and not allow us to adapt to the next problem that is presented as a result of our decision. Remain flexible, as new information comes forward, create a thesis, an anti-thesis and then synthesize all of it together into a constant cycle that moves forward. The situation isn't always about you, but rather the most effective good you can do.

“There is no chaos, there is harmony”

This line as part of a decision making model reminds you to keep moving forward, because you cannot accomplish anything if you stay in one place for too long. You have to take risks from time to time, but always moving- sometimes forward, some times backwards, sometimes side-to-side and sometimes up-and-down. The direction does not necessarily matter, so long as you never give up.

“There is no death, there s 'the Force'”

Leave behind the idea that a failure is the end of the line. Start the whole process over if you have to. Nothing is defeat, as long as you are learning from the situation and using that new information to either leave the mission behind because you feel you are not the right one for it, or you re-evaluate the method of accomplishing the mission because you are the right one for the job. Just know to be honest with your own abilities.

Although I would personally use the Jedi Code written by the Heartland Jedi to help me maintain my own moral ground, this version is helpful in keeping my decisions objective and instills the value of never giving up. Hopefully this assists you as well.

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