Deciding to decide

There are lots of reasons to delay making a decision. Maybe we don’t have all the information. Maybe the conditions are fluid. Maybe we don’t feel ready to commit.

But many times, we delay because we’re afraid. We’re worried about a bad outcome. We’re worried that we’ll look stupid. We’re worried that we’ll have regrets.

A better plan is to decide to decide. To not worry about making a smart decision, but to be smart about how we’re making the decision. To be smart about our process, knowing that we can’t fully control outcomes.

If you have all the data* — and the clock is the only thing that will change between now and the moment you make a decision — it’s time to decide.

While you’re at it, trust yourself. Trust your ability to think through things, and your ability to handle whatever happens, good or bad.

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*Note: Gathering “all the data” might not even be possible. Almost always, we’re called to make decisions based on incomplete data. And even so, sometimes more information is not helpful.