🤔 Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by a decision?
If so, you aren’t alone. Thanks to the internet and mass production of nearly all things, options are seemingly endless. How can you make the best decision or choose the best thing?
Maximization is a style of decision-making characterized by seeking the best option through an exhaustive search through alternatives.
aka Perfectionism
Satisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met. A blend of “satisfy” and “suffice”.
aka Good Enough
When you try to make the perfect decision, it can slow you down and lead to a slew of unpleasant emotions.
This can also lead to missed opportunities.
💡Perfectionism be damned
Unburden yourself and embrace the concept of “good enough”.
Adopting this mindset doesn’t mean you are settling for mediocrity. Instead, it’s about finding the right balance to make thoughtful decisions without getting caught up in the idea of making the perfect choice.
👩🏻🏫 Here are some ways you can implement this into your life.
⌚ Set Limits on Research and Analysis
Allocate a specific amount of time for gathering information and analyzing options.
Once the time is up, stop researching and make your decision based on the information you have.
📃 Define Your Criteria
Determine what’s essential for your decision and what’s secondary.
Focus on meeting the essential criteria first. If an option meets these, it’s good enough.
🤗 Embrace Imperfection
Understand that no decision is perfect, and every choice comes with its pros and cons.
Accept that making an imperfect decision is better than making no decision at all.
🤔 Reflect and Learn
After making a decision, take a moment to reflect on the outcome.
Use this reflection to learn and improve your decision-making process for the future.
📖 Additional Readings on this subject
Are maximizers really unhappy? The measurement of maximizing tendency
Maximizing versus satisficing: Happiness is a matter of choice.
📝 Note
Not making a decision is also a decision. Everything doesn’t require your energy or time. If it doesn’t bring value to you, decide to do nothing and enjoy your life 🌱
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