I would distinguish between “choosing” and “deciding”. When we say “I have some decisions to make,” we also mean to say that we don’t know yet what we’re going to do.
On the other hand, it is sometimes possible for you to have several options open to you, and you already know which one you will “choose”. Your example of the shoes and the million dollars is one such case; you could choose not to take the million dollars, but you would not, and you know this in advance.
Given this distinction, if you have a decision to make, as soon as you know what you will or would do, you will experience making a decision. For example, presumably there is some amount of money ($5? $20? $50? $100? $300?) that could be offered for your shoes such that you are unclear whether you should take the offer. As soon as you know what you would do, you will feel yourself “deciding” that “if I was offered this amount, I would take it.” It isn’t a decision to do something concretely, but it is still a decision.
I would distinguish between “choosing” and “deciding”. When we say “I have some decisions to make,” we also mean to say that we don’t know yet what we’re going to do.
On the other hand, it is sometimes possible for you to have several options open to you, and you already know which one you will “choose”. Your example of the shoes and the million dollars is one such case; you could choose not to take the million dollars, but you would not, and you know this in advance.
Given this distinction, if you have a decision to make, as soon as you know what you will or would do, you will experience making a decision. For example, presumably there is some amount of money ($5? $20? $50? $100? $300?) that could be offered for your shoes such that you are unclear whether you should take the offer. As soon as you know what you would do, you will feel yourself “deciding” that “if I was offered this amount, I would take it.” It isn’t a decision to do something concretely, but it is still a decision.