why decision-making is easy for me
Your mind is stuck on something
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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.
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Done. Move on.
new information
(the path continues below)
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Ask yourself
Can this be undone later, if you're wrong?
reversible, low stakes
Pick the first reasonable option. Give yourself sixty seconds.
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Act now.
irreversible, high stakes
(the path continues below)
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Set one deadline, such as tomorrow morning. Ask one person you trust. Decide by then.
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Act. Don't reopen it.
A decided thing, acted on, beats a perfect thing, endlessly considered.