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Make small decisions & decide often

Make small decisions & decide often

When you make small decisions early, before they become big — it’s easy. When you put off decisions, they become big — and painful.

It's like 'a stitch in time' kind of situation... deal with it when the things is small, before it becomes unmanageable.

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Earlier decisions = Better decisions

Earlier decisions = Better decisions

No matter what, we are making decisions all the time.... sometimes conscious, but more subconscious.

Not making a decision... "I'll put it off to another time" is also a decision.

So, to have more control over the outcome, we need to make more conscious decisions... earlier.

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Learn from others' mistakes

Learn from others' mistakes

Bad decisions never look like bad decisions at the moment.

So, a better strategy and faster way to stock up that "things to avoid" bin is learning from others' mistakes.

It amps up our effort to avoid making dumb decisions.

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Don't overthink

Don't overthink

Trying too hard to make the perfect choice causes analysis paralysis. When we overanalyze every decision to avoid any kind of regret, it paralyzes us into indecision... that's how people end up wasting their lives. 

"What if... that means... but then... also... Oh, I've cir...

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Do small things every single day, they add up

Do small things every single day, they add up

It’s easy to read an article or listen to some advice and apply it for a day. But that’s useless. We only make real progress and achieve big things by doing small things every single day.

When you do the little things every day, they add up. And ov...

To make better decisions:

To make better decisions:

  • Make your decisions in the morning;
  • Eat first: Keep your physical desires taken care of before big decisions.
  • Cut down your choices, right down to a tiny shortlist and you’ll have an easier time.
  • Open the windows: Keeping the CO2 levels low...

Fixing small tasks

  • Fixing things is empowering. Our confidence increases or decreases based on our ability to make progress. 
  • Any progress builds momentum (and your mood): No matter how small the task is, crossing it off your to-do list gives you a boost of momentum and enhances your mood...

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