What are you tangled up in knots about right now? I bet you've got a decision weighing on you. Whether it's a job offer, a location change, a relationship worry, or a project at work, odds are you're facing decisions.
When we treat decision-making like a mental exercise, it's draining. We lie in bed at night with thoughts racing through our minds, scribble notes in our notebooks, and endlessly Google for advice. (If I ever have a cyber forensics team go through my Google history, I won't come off well.)
All good decision processes include action.
When we're trapped in our heads, we're blind to so many assumptions and options. We can wind up frozen and frustrated when we expect perfection or accuracy immediately. So, sometimes, the trick is to just try something. Not a big thing, not the final thing. Just a wee trial version of an idea, to see what happens—a minimum viable decision, if you will.
Think about the smallest possible thing you can try to experiment with options for your tricky decision. When you commit a small amount of time, money, or energy, it's not a big deal if you lose it. In fact, plan on losing it. Go in expecting it to be a write-off, and be pleasantly surprised if something pans out.
You don't know what you don't know. When you do things, instead of fretting and talking about them, you immediately understand them better. Play lighter. It's all a big experiment. You'll be OK.
Til next week,
A
Alicia McKay