Make all important & difficult decisions on paper
It relieves pressure from the situation and allows your mind to focus on the task at hand, rather than spiraling into self-doubt and second-guessing.
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The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
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Second-Guessing Left Unchecked
A little self-doubt is good as it pushes us to give our best.
However, second-guessing oneself all the time turns into imposter syndrome if left unchecked, due to the insecurity and doubt clouding one’s mind.
🧐 2. Focus on what you can control
Despite using affirmations and visualizations daily, my crippling self-doubt returned in tsunami waves whenever I faced a setback.
This was because I was deriving my self-worth from things I couldn’t control.
In general, you cannot control:
- The past
- Other people
Why we make bad decisions
- We ignore the warning signs - feeling tired, emotional, distracted, in a rush...working in the "hurry up" culture.
- We focus on solving the wrong problem or fail to look at it in a broader sense.
- When we work on second-hand information...
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