The Art of Making Better Decisions: How to Be More Confident & Quick in Decision-Making

The Art of Making Better Decisions: How to Be More Confident & Quick in Decision-Making

In life, we make countless decisions, both big and small. Some decisions are easy, requiring minimal thought and consideration.

However, it is the hard ones that truly shape our lives. The more you tackle hard decisions head-on, the more fulfilled your life will be.

As the saying goes:

Hard Decisions = Easy Life
Easy Decisions = Hard Life

Most decisions in life are not life-changing. They are repetitive and monotonous. So why not just focus on the hard ones?

Keep Moving in Some Direction

Making faster decisions with confidence is like learning to ride a bicycle. Extremely daunting the first time. But as you practice and learn to maintain balance, it becomes effortless.

It is easier to steer and change direction when you are moving. But you will probably fall if you go too slow or waver while trying to change course.

Whenever you encounter a hard decision — act first, think later.

I am not saying make a hasty decision. Trust your intuition. Stop worrying too much about the pathway, direction, speed, or capability — and get going.

Take the first step.

The root cause of indecisiveness is this inherent urge to control every outcome and achieve perfect results. There is no way you can figure out if it will work without acting on it.

Let go for once and watch the magic unfold. It will be uncomfortable in the beginning. But sooner or later, you’ll start appreciating it.

As you build momentum, you can learn to change course. The slower you go, the harder it is to keep your balance.

It is the way life works.

And sometimes, there is no pathway.?The path is simply made by moving forward and?carving one for yourself .

Act First, Think Later

I discovered the?“No Analysis Paralysis” Method ?while dabbling with different types of content forms before realizing my love for writing.

No analysis paralysis means executing without brooding over something for too long. When you spend more time doing and less time thinking, you can achieve exceptional feats.

Most goals die out because we take far too long to take the first step. Execution comes once we decide to go for it.

I have far too many friends who want to write, create video content, travel solo, move abroad, learn a musical instrument, and do many things they’ve always dreamed of.

But they can’t start because they are always WAITING.

Waiting for a list of ideas to ensure consistency while creating content. Waiting for the right equipment to start vlogging. Waiting for a long break from work, so they can travel on their terms.

Waiting to get married so they can move abroad with their partner. Waiting to learn something when they have enough “time”.

Waiting… waiting… waiting…

Life doesn’t wait for anyone. It keeps moving.

You want to do something. Just do it. The only way to figure out if it works is through execution.

Making decisions is an art that requires less creativity and more proactivity.

Embrace the 60-Seconds Rule

We are in an age of decision overload. Too many decisions drain us and distract us from focusing on what’s important.

As per?research , an adult makes about 35,000 decisions each day. Out of these, 226.7 decisions are food related.

These numbers might sound absurd. But even if you can accept 10% of it, that’s a whopping 3500 decisions every day.

I follow this one simple rule.

If the outcome won’t matter in the next 60 days, do not spend more than 60 secs ruminating about it.

I solved my everyday dilemma of?deciding what to eat for breakfast ?by automating it. Now I know exactly what ingredients to buy every week.

While working full-time, I used to decide on my clothes for the week on Sunday and iron them in advance. There is no need to decide what to wear every morning.

When friends invite me to a night of clubbing and getting smashed, I already have the answer — a straightforward NO.

I used to call my mom every day while walking back from work. It was a time that suited both of us and eliminated the need to coordinate every day.

Albert Einstein ?bought several versions of the same grey suit because he didn’t want to waste his brainpower choosing an outfit each morning.

Decades later, successful people, including Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Barrack Obama, followed suit.

Make daily, repetitive, and trivial decisions quickly to get the mental capacity for the hard ones.

Do Something That Makes You Uncomfortable

When I was 12 years old, my dad made me go to a bank alone to open a kid's account, knowing well a minor cannot operate without an adult.

Being there with so many people and not knowing what to do was extremely uncomfortable.

That day I made several independent choices. From asking someone for assistance to what information to share to writing everything down so I could explain it to my dad.

Every decision I made boosted my confidence and helped develop my decisiveness muscles.

So, go out there and do something that scares you.

Give a job interview without preparation. Ask that stranger on a date. Tell someone you love them. Write that email to your CEO.

Take those driving lessons you’ve been avoiding. Call someone you wronged and apologize. Jump from an airplane.

Don’t let anyone else make decisions for you. Don’t ask anyone for help for a week. Dump all your thoughts on a paper and reason out yourself.

Experiment with making autonomous choices, big or small, and see how it goes. And when you do all this, pay attention to your emotions and the release of tension as you take charge of your life.

Making decisions quickly and with confidence is a skill that takes years to master. It’s like building a lean and athletic body.

You can fake yourself into achieving one by taking shortcuts, but you will soon find yourself back at the starting line.

Trust the process, make mistakes, and learn from them.

When in doubt, choose the uncomfortable option.

Be Decisive About Dealing with the Indecisive

Your energy is too precious to get sucked into dealing with indecisive family members, friends, loved ones, and colleagues.

People often favor a different choice or vacillate out of ego, arrogance, or attachment.

Attachment to a particular place, activity, or thing they cherish. The arrogance of always being right even if they are not righteous. Ego to always be in the driving seat and take control.

Empathize with them and let them be. You cannot change others.

The biggest paradox of life is — as long as you want to have control, you can’t have it. As soon as you let go, you can have it all.

Let go of the desire to find decisiveness around you. Be okay and flexible with indecision from others, and watch your mental peace thrive.

Focus on building your decisiveness muscles and take charge of your life.

Remember, if you do not know where to start. Start with something. Move in?some?direction, to begin with. Once you build momentum, you can always change course.

It is all about exploring the idea, then beginning execution while learning as you progress and repeating the process.

Doing something and failing is always better than not starting in the first place. I am okay with failing, but I am not okay to regret not trying.

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