Decisionmaking Skills and Crosswords
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:09 pm
Crosswords sharpen one mentally. They can also be a way to escape decisions and other aspects of daily life temporarily.
What strategies do you utilize when making tough decisions in real life? Like relocating, selling ones home, retiring, spending, ending something - friendship, hobby or a service.
I‘m aware of and use the following strategies but often find myself stymied. If there are additional methods Id love to hear about them.
1. pro and con lists
2. ask yourself what the short, medium and long term results will be of the decision
3. sleep on it / put it off
4. get more information
5. ask others for their opinion
6. pay for expert advice
7. if you aren’t sure, do nothing
8. maximize/optimize vs „satisfice“: do what’s good enough - popularized by the book The Paradox of Choice
9. go with your gut feeling
10. let external factors prod you into reacting
11. get someone to tell you what you should do then do the opposite
I know this is better as a reddit topic but they all seem to be age 19-24. I also know indecisiveness is a sign of depression but it‘s also very common in our highly specialized high information society with more options than ever before, some say.
What strategies do you utilize when making tough decisions in real life? Like relocating, selling ones home, retiring, spending, ending something - friendship, hobby or a service.
I‘m aware of and use the following strategies but often find myself stymied. If there are additional methods Id love to hear about them.
1. pro and con lists
2. ask yourself what the short, medium and long term results will be of the decision
3. sleep on it / put it off
4. get more information
5. ask others for their opinion
6. pay for expert advice
7. if you aren’t sure, do nothing
8. maximize/optimize vs „satisfice“: do what’s good enough - popularized by the book The Paradox of Choice
9. go with your gut feeling
10. let external factors prod you into reacting
11. get someone to tell you what you should do then do the opposite
I know this is better as a reddit topic but they all seem to be age 19-24. I also know indecisiveness is a sign of depression but it‘s also very common in our highly specialized high information society with more options than ever before, some say.