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why decision-making is easy for me

Your mind is stuck on something
Ask yourself Is this new information, or the same worry on repeat?
same worry, again
Notice it. Say "not now." Return your attention to whatever is in front of you.
Done. Move on.
new information
(the path continues below)
Ask yourself Can this be undone later, if you're wrong?
reversible, low stakes
Pick the first reasonable option. Give yourself sixty seconds.
Act now.
irreversible, high stakes
(the path continues below)
Set one deadline, such as tomorrow morning. Ask one person you trust. Decide by then.
Act. Don't reopen it.

A decided thing, acted on, beats a perfect thing, endlessly considered.

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