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Unless you are dealing with a life-altering decision like who to marry and what career path to choose, perfection is not the key. Your goal is to pick a moderately “okay” choice in a fair amount of time, and then move on.
The 80/20 Rule can be used here:
It takes 20% effort to achieve 80% of the gain of a decision. But to nail down the final 20% gain to achieve a 100% perfect outcome, you need to invest a huge amount of effort.
This effort needs to be justified by the importance of the decision.
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Every option has its pros and cons. Without knowing your end objective, you’ll forever be debating the relative pros and cons of each choice without a meaningful conclusion.
Before you dig into the options for your decision, ask yourself: “What is my end objective? What do I want to get...
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The first step to cracking decision-making paralysis is to differentiate between big and small decisions, after which you give the decision the level of attention based on its importance.
3 questions to differentiate between big and small decisions:
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If you are obsessing about every little thing even though it has no big impact, perhaps you have outgrown your routine. It’s time to channel your energy into bigger goals.
If you often face analysis paralysis with little decisions, here is a question for you: What are your goals for the...
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Analysis paralysis is the state of overthinking a decision to the point that a choice never gets made.
You face analysis paralysis when you…
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If the decision will create a major impact after a year and there are serious implications from making the wrong choice (such as marrying someone you don’t love), then it’s a big decision.
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Certain incidents built up over time — called childhood stories — can make us very sensitive about doing anything.
Every decision has its pros and cons, and it’s more important to learn and
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Consult someone with insight into what you’re asking about.
It is worthwhile to pay and get expert advice from specialists who know what they are doing. It helps us cut through the noise, get the information we need, and make the right choice.
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When you have too many options, it clutters the decision-making process.
List all the available options. Then, eliminate the bad ones. You should be left with 3-4 options, which makes it easier to choose. Evaluate the remaining options against your end objective (see tip #...
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Parkinson’s Law says, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” What this means is that your work will take however long you allow it to take. If you set aside 15 minutes for a task, it’ll take 15 minutes. If you set aside 30 minutes, it’ll take 30 minutes. If you don’t ...
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The 80/20 Rule is like a form of judo for life and work. By finding precisely the right area to apply pressure, you can get more results with less effort.
No one is perfect in this world. Whatever you do has not to be perfect. Don’t seek perfection, it the path to Procrastination and thus zero progress.
It is always okay to make mistakes, cause remember mistake is always a technique to figure out what didn’t work on your plan to be productive...
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