You may spend a lot of time thinking about the risks and rewards and weighing up the pros and cons. Thinking about your options is good, but overthinking just leads to stress. Here are some specific tips to strengthen your decision-making process to help you make faster, better decisions.
Pick a time and place where you can be undisturbed. Don’t attempt to make decisions when you are under a great deal of pressure.
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Clear the noise by doing meditation, yoga or deep breathing exercises. A calm and centered mind is necessary for effective decision-making.
3- Take Note of Overconfidence
Most people overestimate how much they can accomplish in a certain time period. If you’re overconfident, your plans will likely go awry.
4- Identify the Risks You Take
You may make poor decisions because you’re accustomed to your habits. Identify anything that may be harmful because it’s automatic.
5- Narrow Your Options
Filter your choices to find what you need faster without getting distracted. It’s faster and easier on your brain to have a single choice.
6- Don’t Always Rely on Your Gut
Avoid trusting your intuition in circumstances that rely on a 50/50 probability. Only trust your gut when experience is involved.
The best decision-makers treat it as a science. They record their decisions, the way they made them and how events turned out.
Because they are different, they think differently. They will have a new point of view, new insights and they can be objective.
9- Don’t Delay
When the stakes increase and the decision is critical it can be easy to sweep it under the rug. Avoidance will not lead to better decisions.
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Wrong decisions may still happen. Don’t beat yourself up. Know your risks and you’ll rest easy when making decisions. Keep all of the above in mind and you’ll be equipped and comfortable to make good decisions.
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This post was written by Lani Gouws on behalf of The Bridge Therapy Center. If you have any questions or require more information, please contact Lani here: lani@bridgecentertherapy.com