Making (Hard) Decisions Daily

Fast an decisive decision making is a fantastic skill to have at your disposal. Fewer things hinder progress more than decision paralysis.

As they say,

“the opposite of excellence is mediocrity”

I would like to add

“the opposite of good decision is indecision”

(and not a bad decision)

Most decisions are reversible, maybe not instantly but usually in 1-2 year time frame, usually less. Therefore, one must optimize for making “hard” decisions daily. Over time, the muscle builds and hard decisions get easier and slowly unlock more options for you.

The Avoidance Problem

Just making decisions is and getting better at them is not enough. You must also constantly put yourself in a position where you have to make decisions at a high cadence. This is where courage and or a system / framework to make choices that put you in front of decisions that you would otherwise avoid is important.

This post ended up being way more abstract than I originally intended it to be. I might revisit it but that’s all I have to offer for now.