Just imagine how the world would have been like if everyone practiced a little more rational as well as a practical decision-making process. However, even if that is not the case, you can still work on improving your abilities. Making the right decision in life isn't really tricky or a difficult task, unless you know the secrets of doing so. Accuracy and logical reasoning are what a good decision-making requires apart from being emotionally intelligent and/ or potentially impulsive. So, how is it possible for us to make the practical decision which would not negatively affect us in the long run? Here is what you can do!
Our decisions shape our existence. Some of those have life or death kind of consequences while the others are less significant to be even talked about. So, this is how you can make the significant ones go in the right direction.
#1. Get Over Your Fears
Fear and anxiety play a major role in affecting our daily decisions. You can be afraid to take responsibilities, you can be afraid of the outcomes, or you might simply be scared of having too many options to consider. But the reality remains the same. You may have to take risks and don't let any kind of fear rule your life.
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Failure is inevitable, and even the most successful person must have faced it. However, regardless of whatever you fear, just concentrate on confronting the situation with utmost sincerity and develop the ability to make effective and quick settlements.
#2. Believe Your Instinct
"Believe in what your instinct says; it will lead you towards the right way." - Unknown
It is very rightly said that some of the best advice you will ever get would come from your gut instinct. Just trust your gut feeling as it's usually right when too many options come racing towards you. But, just make sure that you are calm and composed while doing so. Else the gut feeling could be misunderstood as emotional feelings that are sometimes indecisive. The gut instinct makes you feel very confident about the choice you make. And it isn't something that can be influenced by just any external factors.
#3. Know That There Isn't A Right Answer
Most of us end up being the lousiest decision makers ever. We focus on making a decision too objectively and take our sweet time. But under the high-pressure environments, stressing yourself to pin down an answer with over the board objectivity is absolutely wrong. And if you believe that the right answer exists, then you are making yourself believe in fantasies.
Practical decisions just involve the choices you perceive as right for that particular moment and a strategic plan to fulfill the same. That's it. There's no left; there's no right, all you have to do is believe in the choice that you are making now and just go with it. Spending time on seeking just the right might even derail you from the actual path.
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#4. Make Use Of Technology With Caution
The advancement of technology has crossed over such an extent that some people don't really understand how things work. But, there's an assumption that it'll work, and hence they carry out such decisions based on the half-baked knowledge. So, this overconfidence somewhat overpowers the important decisions. For instance, when a person overestimates the success rate of a certain technology, his financial choices (the important decisions) can unconsciously be influenced.
Technology is a part of everyone's working in some or the other fashion. So, it is necessary to benefit from an informed choice rather than the uninformed one. And it is always wise to seek an expert opinion before coming to a decision.
#5. Understand The Importance Of Commitments
When you keep overanalyzing your problems, nothing positive really happens. Probably, you are just going to pile up newer complications, double back the already made decision or second guess your own self. All of it leads to a more excruciating process and a never satisfied you. Therefore, pick the decision you land on and fully commit to it.
A thorough investigation is important but also understand that there is no perfect decision ever. What is suitable for one might not be the same for others. So opt for strategies that make your gut instinct say yes and stick to the same. This will also make you well-equipped with making a complete, rationale and satisfying choice.
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#6. Know Your Objectives
The point here is very much clear - if you buy an elephant but have no actual use of it, then no matter how little you pay, it surely isn't a good deal. Unless you plan to resell or make any personal use/ profit, you have made a wrong and unpractical decision. Therefore, comprehend what your goals/ objectives are before hopping onto a decision. Also, ensure making comparisons regarding the value of that decision concerning your goals. Chalking out a clear plan of your goals, therefore, it becomes essential. It also gives you enough time for making better and practical decisions.
#7. Take A Structured Approach
For making the right decisions in life, the entire process involves an approach that's unique as well as non-judgmental. You ought to initiate your thinking process and make the best possible decision. A structured approach makes a really big difference when you have to make it appear real. Observe the decision-making process as a chain of individual steps where each of them needs to be isolated for getting better results.
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#8. Stay In The Present
Practical decision-making not only include some routine changing techniques, but also some mind-calming ways through which you can focus more on the moment that it requires. Therefore, you can also practice and feel the power of mindful meditation. It ultimately helps you in cutting the losses and focus on the present moment. The reduction of negative emotions facilitates the ability to not wander in the past and concentrate on the time in which you are about to make decisions.
#9. Have You Thought Of Enhancing/ Cultivating Your Emotional Intelligence?
The ability to identify as well as manage your own emotions along with those of others can help you in developing a better decision-making ability. It saves you from settling for any unrelated choices. And you are the master of your own emotions; be it the negative ones like anxiety or be it the positive ones like excitement. You stay balanced in both the situations and lower your chances of being less constructive. Want to know more about how you can develop emotional intelligence, what is it and why is it important then read here.
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#10. Think Yourself To Be A Fly On The Wall
So, another way for making practical decisions is to consider yourself as a fly on the wall. This means, regard yourself as an outside observer. It gives rise to rational thinking and you are able to remove your own self from the situation. But why you need to do so? Because making decisions based on the first person narrative does not make you employ wise reasoning. But, when you are considering the third person perspective, you do not compromise on the credibility of your decisions or the situations.
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