BeCAUSE

Stories that explain our circumstances often start with the word because.

Understanding the cause behind events is an important aspect of judgment. We need to know why something happened before we can make the changes needed to improve the future outcomes. Most questions asking ‘why’ seem to generate answers that specifically indicate a cause - beCAUSE. This holds true from childhood (i.e. “why are you crying?”...“because he took my toy”) to adulthood (i.e. “why are you late?”...”because there was a traffic jam.”)

Understanding these causal connections helps us make better decisions.  Why am I so interested in evaluation? BeCAUSE I want to make better decisions!