How to decide

You make as many as 35,000 decisions every single day: whether to get up or hit the snooze, what to wear, what to eat, which route to take to the store, which movie to watch. The list is almost endless. Most decisions are made in a fraction of a second without much thought. The choice between toast or cereal is, after all, pretty inconsequential. Some decisions are much more daunting than choosing breakfast, of course. That’s especially true when you’re embarking on a whole new adventure, like starting a business. The list of things you don’t know far outweighs the list of things you’re confident about, which makes deciding even more difficult. In this episode of the Tiny Course Empire podcast, I’m taking on decision making, and offering up six simple frameworks you can use to make any decision, whether big or small. Prefer a transcript? Here you go! What you’ll learn in this episode: Six different frameworks to use when deciding anything, and the best uses for each. Why some decisions warrant more in-depth consideration, and some are not worthy of spending more than a few minutes. How your goals, your lifestyle, and your values impact the decisions you make. How to know when it’s time to let go of a project or plan (even if you love it). Resources mentioned: Start a seven-day, all-access Six-Figure Systems trial for just $7 Cal Newport talks about lifestyle-centric career planning Personal core values assessment The ICE scoring model Pareto principle