How to make big decisions
Resources on how to make tough choices and big decisions.
Hey there,
Sometimes we all have to make big bets. Those decisions that are not easily reversible anymore and feel like forks in the road. Thinking about all the options can be paralizing, and so we keep going back and forth and back and forth, while most of the time, indecision is the worst option on the table.
Whether it’s a career decision or whether you have to decide between different strategic directions for your business (side hustle or full-time!) or whether you’re about to make a big investment decisions, big decisions can be tough to make.
So I dug into frameworks and resources that maybe helpful to you, in case you do have to make bigger decisions:
How to make big decisions
🌎 Web: THE FOUR RULES FOR DECISION-MAKING by Tony Robbins
Top Takeaways: Write it down and get clear about how you feel about the options and the decision, let go of the fears you associate with either path you’d take. Check in with what’s important to you
📻 NPR: Faced With A Tough Decision? The Key To Choosing May Be Your Mindset by Meghan Keane and Sylvie Douglis
Top Takeaways: Commitment helps you to put your full self towards the choice you made, tough choices help you learn something about yourself. There is also nothing wrong with taking your time and being cautious (if you can afford it).
🌎 Web: I asked hundreds of people about their biggest life decisions. Here’s what I learned by Adrian Camilleri
Top Takeaways: Most people wished they’d have been more of their “true selves” and not live someone else’s lives, they wished they’d not work so hard, they wished that they’d had more courage to express their feelings, also they wished they’d stayed in touch with their friends and had let themselves be happier. Interesting huh?
🌎 Web: How to Make a Big Decision: Have no fear. An emerging science can now help you choose. by Steven Johnson
Top Takeaways: Use scenario planning and storytelling (one scenario where things go incredibly well, incredibly badly and incredibly weird). Map options back to what’s important to you and score each criteria (not every criteria is created equal!).
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Tips from the Bunch AI Coach:
This week’s tip “10-10-10 Method” is inspired by Suzy Welch, Author of "10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea" and offers a great way to frame big decisions from a “Future Me” perspective.
Have a good start of your week!
Darja
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