Do you sometimes feel choice paralysis? Desire to make the right choices the first time and not have to do rework? If these feelings resonate with you, using a decision-making template can assist you in making choices, and getting the “right” decision. Making decisions can frequently feel overwhelming, particularly when there are a lot of … Read more
Are you the kind of person who has ever felt paralyzed in indecision, thinking about the same scenario, over and over? Does your inner critic cause you to take in all possible outcomes, second-guessing everything before ultimately getting stuck in self-doubt? If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to cut through the noise and … Read more
Let’s solve a quick math problem. A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? Ten cents, right? At least that’s what first came to mind for me when reading this first question in a series of three in the Cognitive Reflection Test. … Read more
Thinking back to your childhood, do you remember your parents ever asking you, “If all of your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?” I know this fictional scenario was often presented to me when I argued to do something “because everyone else was doing it” but it didn’t often work very … Read more
Think about the last time you made a decision. But not just any decision–one that involved a pretty significant trade-off one way or another. For me, it took me about five years to make the hard life decision to quit my very comfortable (yet unrewarding) job and go back to school to get my master’s … Read more