The Ultimate Decision Making Cheat Sheet so you can make tough decisions without regret:
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ
1. Identify the Decision: Clearly define the decision you're evaluating (e.g., "Attending industry conference").
2. ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Money (M), Energy (E), Time (T), Relationships (R)
3. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ "๐ฌ๐ฒ๐" ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ: On a scale of 1-10, rate what you stand to gain in each of the Life Currencies if you say "yes" to the decision and separately what you think it will cost for each currency. (if I say yes to attending this conference I will gain/lose)
4. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ "๐ก๐ผ" ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ: On the same scale, rate what you stand to gain in each Life Currency and separately what you think it will cost in each currency if you decline or say "no" to the decision. (If I say no to attending this conference I will gain/lose)
5. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ "๐ฌ๐ฒ๐" ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Add up the numbers for each Life Currency if you say YES. (M+E+T+R = Score)
6. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ โ๐ก๐ผโ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Add up the numbers for each Life Currency if you say NO. (M+E+T+R + Score)
7. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Compare the โNoโ score to the โYesโ score. Which decision is more positive? What is the difference between the two? The higher the difference between the two the easier the decision should be.
8. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Now that you know how you feel about saying โYesโ and โNoโ and have a tangible number to reference, choose your fate.
This process of giving numbers to my feelings or "gut" takes away much of the confusion I feel.
Without exaggeration, it has changed my life.
What big decision are you facing? What small decision? Try out this framework and let me know what you think.
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