On May 15th, 1982 I made the easiest decision of my life. I married the love of my life and we’ve been together for almost 40 years.
Since then, decisions haven’t come as easily to me. I found myself procrastinating on making decisions or delegating them to someone else.
This kept up until I discovered this framework for making decisions. Now I’m a decision-making pro.
A Simple Decision-Making Framework
If you sometimes have trouble making decisions ask yourself these questions about the decision:
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Could anyone die by what I decide?
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Yes – You need a better framework
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No – Make the decision
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Is the decision reversible?
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Yes – Make the decision
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No – Can you live with it?
– Yes – Make the decision
– No – Forget about it!
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Will it cost a lot of money?
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Yes – Sleep on it
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No – Make the decision
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Takeaways
Of course, this isn’t a comprehensive framework for making decisions. But if you made it this far it probably made you think.
The framework is based on the idea: Don’t sweat the small stuff!
Here’s a parting thought that I’ve shared with many of my coaching clients:
“You can’t course correct unless you’re moving” – Phil Sherwood