3 Things I Do Before Making A Decision
How my next right thing has changed over time
They say adults make over 35,000 decisions every single day: what to eat, what to wear, what to buy, what to say (and how to say it), who to ask, how to respond, where to look and more.1
The daily decisions are always with us, some of which we make without much thinking at all. And then there are the more complex decisions that require more consideration, input, and time.
It’s why leaders like Barack Obama and Steve Jobs have said they wear the same thing everyday in order to reduce the number of daily decisions in order to try to reduce decision fatigue.
We will never grow out of making decisions. We can’t graduate, retire from, or opt out. Of course we can delegate, avoid, or put them off. But all of these are decisions, too, with their own set of benefits and downsides, depending. No matter your age, occupation, family background or social location, you’ll always have decisions to make.
But just because something is a regular part of our lives doesn’t mean we automatically know how to do it. I believe we can learn how to make decisions in a better way which is part of why I do the work I do.
After nearly eight years hosting The Next Right Thing podcast and in the six years since the book released (this very week in 2019!) I have changed the way I approach decision-making when I’m confronted with a new opportunity.
Here are the 3 ways I’ve changed my decision-making approach in the last 8 years.