Concept Idea

I decided to go with the idea of choices and how our choices are influenced by the people around us. In my triptych I wanted to show the two directions that a bad or good choice can lead you, and it will be up to the audience how the story ends by the choice they make. Currently thinking what will be this "choice" that I wanted to focus on.

Research on Choice

We determine what we want to achieve, and then the value of achieving it. We look at our options and decide which one will suit us best. Humans are highly motivated to avoid making choices they regret. This hard-wired fear of doing the wrong thing can lead to stress so great it affects your decision making -- to the point where you make a choice you wish you hadn't.

People often have a weakness for the immediate gratification of a pleasant experience, even if it makes for a very poor decision. Gratification over the long term simply doesn't deliver the same instant, feel-good endorphin hit.

It's also common to put more stock in the choices of someone you know than in the average outcome of the same choice. As an example, you know that the overwhelming majority of people who play the lottery are throwing money away, but if your friend hit a jackpot, you'd probably be more likely to play even though the odds are still astronomically against you.

Bad information leads to bad choices, too. Before you compare the options available, you must make another decision: where to seek the information you desire. A wrong choice here will lead to a bad choice when it comes time to make the decision before you. And if you're confronted with too many options and too many choices, your brain overheats, and you lose the ability to sift and analyze only the information that's helpful.

Sourced From:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/bad-choices.htm