How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis With Effective Decision-Making Strategies
Charles Alexander
I help entrepreneurs get more time back to spend with their family, friends, and travel - I've done this for myself while coaching full-time and growing an Explainer Video business too
Me?- “Oh, good Lord, I’ve been in the @#$& peanut butter aisle for nine minutes, and I still can’t decide.”
Sarah had sent me to the grocery store for a couple of items. It took me over 30 minutes to get out of there.
We have the biggest freaking grocery store (rhymes with Kroger) right around the corner from my house. I hate that place.
It’s like a crappy airline and cable provider got together and decided to sell groceries. It’s always crowded, the shelves are a hot mess, there aren’t any employees over the age of 19 except for Cindy (she’s excellent, by the way), and when they do have something in stock, it’s overwhelming. ?
That last point is really my problem, not theirs. I can sometimes get?Paralysis by Analysis.?
Paralysis by Analysis?is overthinking a situation and never being able to decide.
It is usually the more minor decisions that trip me up. I'm good if I have to decide on a significant move with real-life consequences. ?For example, if the doctor asks me if it’s time to “pull the plug” on Pawpaw one day, I’m your man; no problem pull the plug. ?If the doctor asks me what time to pull the plug, I won’t be able to decide.
I see this all the time with a lot of entrepreneurs I coach.
You may call this prudent decision-making. I call this any of the following:
Fear
Worry
Anxiety
Nerves
Perfection as an excuse
Paralysis by Analysis keeps us stuck.? And I hate being stuck.
To overcome that, tune in to this short but specific episode of Do More By Doing Less.