If you’re not familiar with the ideas read “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz or watch a talk about it.
Other ideas:
give yourself a very short deadline for most decisions (most decisions are trivial); i.e. I will make this decision in the next two minutes and then I will stick with it. For long-term life decisions, maybe not so much.
Flip a coin. This is a good way to expose your gut feelings. A pros and cons type of weighting the options allows you to weigh lots of factors. Flipping a coin produces fewer reactions (in my experience): “Shoot, I really wish i had the other option (good information), or “I don’t feel to strongly about the outcome (good information), or “I’m content with this flip” (good information).
If you’re not familiar with the ideas read “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz or watch a talk about it.
Other ideas:
give yourself a very short deadline for most decisions (most decisions are trivial); i.e. I will make this decision in the next two minutes and then I will stick with it. For long-term life decisions, maybe not so much.
Flip a coin. This is a good way to expose your gut feelings. A pros and cons type of weighting the options allows you to weigh lots of factors. Flipping a coin produces fewer reactions (in my experience): “Shoot, I really wish i had the other option (good information), or “I don’t feel to strongly about the outcome (good information), or “I’m content with this flip” (good information).