Successful People Make Smart Decisions, How And When Is Key
Our days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. A study from Columbia University found that we have to make 70 decisions a day.
Some decisions are minor, like what to eat, which route to drive to work, or in what order to tackle tasks. Others are more difficult, like deciding between 2 job offers, whether to move to a new city for someone you love, or whether to cut a toxic person out of our lives life.
With so many decisions daily, learning to prioritize them and make them effectively is the Key to success and happiness.
Below is what to do and how to do it, as follows:
Turn Small Decisions Into Routines
Decision-making works like a muscle: as you use it over the course of the day, it gets too exhausted to function effectively. One of the best strategies successful people use to work around their decision fatigue is to eliminate smaller decisions by turning them into routines. Doing so frees up mental resources for more complex decisions.
Steve Jobs famously wore a black turtleneck to work every day. Mark Zuckerberg still dons a hoodie. Both men have stated that these iconic images are the simple result of daily routines intended to cut down on decision fatigue. They were both aware of our finite daily ability to make good decisions.
Make Big Decisions In The Morning
Another great way to beat decision fatigue is to save small decisions for after work, and to tackle complex decisions in the morning, when your mind is fresh. When facing a stream of important decisions, a great trick is to wake up early and work on your most complicated tasks before getting hit with distracting minor decisions. A similar strategy is to do some of the smaller things the night before to get a head start on the next day.
Pay Attention To Their Emotions
“Don’t make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.”
Successful people recognize and understand their emotions so that they are able to look at decisions as objectively and rationally as possible.
Most people are not good at managing or even recognizing their emotions. Research shows that only 36% are able to accurately identify our emotions as they happen. Strong decision makers know that a bad mood can make them lash out or stray from their moral compass just as easily as a good mood can make them overconfident and impulsive.
Evaluate Their Options Objectively
When really wrapped up in a decision, successful people weigh their options against a pre-determined set of criteria because they know that this makes decision-making easier and more effective.
The Big Q’s: How does this decision benefit me? How does it hurt me? How does this benefit me? How does it hurt him? Does the decision reflect my values? Would I regret making this decision? Would I regret not making this decision? Does this decision reflect my values?
And remember, Eat healthy, Be healthy, and Live lively.
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Paul Ebeling
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