3 Rapid Solutions

Avoid overloading yourself with options. When facing significant decisions, create three alternative choices for yourself. This approach compels you to look deeper into the problem, considering it from various perspectives. Within these alternatives, you'll often encounter the unknown aspects of the decision-making process. By this, I mean that in every decision, there are certain unknown factors to consider—not necessarily the outcome, but key points influencing your choice.

Begin by examining your past experiences. What lessons have you learned? Despite claiming to learn from past mistakes, we often find ourselves repeating them. So, scrutinize your past errors and decisions when contemplating something new. Don't overlook your successes; they also play a important role. Every experience offers a lesson. Concerning the future, while you cannot predict it precisely, you have an idea of how you want it to unfold. When making a decision, consider which option aligns best with your envisioned future. Your intuition will provide insights, but there are also factual considerations that can guide you.

Mental shortcuts aid in making quicker decisions. Employing this technique reduces mental effort and leads to quicker conclusions. To simplify, leverage what you already know and consider what's reasonably safe to assume, facilitating practical and rapid decision-making. However, before applying this method to significant decisions, pause and reassess. Explore alternative choices that were initially overlooked. This process helps determine if your heuristics are contributing to better decision outcomes.