Admin What strategies have you used when you have had to make a difficult decision?
Here are five suggestions to help you make tough decisions:
- Look beyond the moment.
- Evaluate a “head choice” versus a “heart choice”
- Consider if you could you survive if disappointed.
- Respect the effect and influence of others.
- Go with what you know.
Why is it so hard to make good decisions?
You might feel like you’re bad at making decisions (or not good at making good ones). However, it’s something we all struggle with due to the way our brains are made. Behind every decision, there are secret psychological factors that shape the way we think and act. Understanding these factors can make them easier to overcome.
Why do some decisions weigh more than others?
These decisions weigh more heavily because they can impact your life in many ways. You might feel like you’re bad at making decisions (or not good at making good ones). However, it’s something we all struggle with due to the way our brains are made. Behind every decision, there are secret psychological factors that shape the way we think and act.
Why do people get tired of making decisions?
A similar thing happens when we’re forced to make multiple decisions one after another—a common occurrence in everyday life. We experience an effect psychologists call decision fatigue. Decision fatigue suggests that making a large number of decisions over a prolonged period of time can be a significant drain on our willpower.
Why do we have a hard time saying no?
We have a harder time saying no —to things like junk food, impulse buys, and other tempting offers. On the flip side, fatigue can also make it harder to say yes, especially to decisions that would upset the status quo. Fatigue makes it difficult to even think about making decisions, let alone what’s right or wrong, correct or incorrect.