GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE AND HASTE
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Decisions for dummies ought to be the next best DIY/self-help book.
Because we need help in making better decisions, do we not?
Sometimes more thought, more time – a time-delayed decision might be better. Or worse.
Sometimes immediacy is called for, and sometimes that immediacy reveals our gut reaction. When our gut is bang-on, great.
When not, we always wish we’d taken more time to decide.
Decisions fall into identifiable groups, right?
Good decisions and poor ones we’ve made fall into groups too, as should ones we avoid.
But defining these groups is tricky – good v. fail, hasty v. slow, YAY v NAY, etc.
It’s not so much the decision and immediate consequences (i.e., taking out the trash improves the odour in our homes – and the order of things).
Most decisions bring with them more than their intended/expected consequences, and sometimes those are far more significant impacts over time (i.e., buying the wrong car, picking the best partner, being in the wrong place when something goes wrong) than we might ever have imagined at the moment of decision making.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a simple ‘Decisions for Dummies’ book marketed as ‘for ages 5 to adult’ to consult?
As if all situations, or even many, could fit into one-size-fits-all equations or algorithms.
Every decision is 100% right until it isn’t, and most decisions are never 100% right when we see them in the rearview.
Some decisions should be made swiftly, some slowly.
Many should be avoided entirely.
OK, c’mon now, decide!
Reader feedback:
Thanks Mark, for not quitting, J, ?