{"id":6624,"date":"2023-07-29T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2023-07-29T17:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:58:48","slug":"strategies-to-unlock-the-power-of-smart-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/strategies-to-unlock-the-power-of-smart-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Strategies To Unlock The Power Of Smart Decision-Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirty-five thousand . . . the number of decisions the average adult is estimated to make every day. That\u2019s more than double what most people put on their car\u2019s odometer in a whole year! <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no wonder I have a near mental breakdown picking out pickles from the infinite options at the grocery store\u2014decision fatigue is real.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the second the alarm sounds, the decision machine gun autoloads beginning with the snooze button. How many snoozes before I\u2019m late? <\/span><\/p>\n

Which then rapid fires into what to wear, what to eat, where to stop for coffee, whether to slow for the yellow light or NASCAR through it because I snoozed one too many times. <\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just the meaningless daily minutiae decisions. What about those prickly high stakes choices? Which job to pursue? How to invest your savings? Where to live? Who to marry? When, or if, to have kids? Or better yet, whether to get a dog?\u2014A real time dilemma and the catalyst for this very article. <\/span><\/p>\n

After months of back and forth, I was about ready to flip a flippin\u2019 coin or play a good ol\u2019 fashion game of eenie-meenie-miney-mo. Seems silly, but seriously! It\u2019s. A. Lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our decisions have rewards and consequences; it\u2019s an up and down seesaw of wins and losses where we attempt to tip the scale in our favor. The trouble is, I kind of suck at it. I\u2019ve never been good at predicting the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps that\u2019s because I\u2019m not a wizard or a weatherman. Decisions, in essence, are merely our best guesses. We lean on emotions and perceptions to guide us\u2014which, as you can imagine, is as reliable as a mood ring\u2014with the hope that our choices will lead to some desirable outcome. <\/span><\/p>\n

But with so many variables at play, how do we make the most of a thirty-five thousand question guessing game? After some research, here\u2019s six of the best tips I gathered.<\/span><\/p>\n

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