On beating decision fatigue

With advice from the past / Issue 1,499

Oh, hi friends!

I started cleaning up my actual desk and my digital desktop yesterday.

This felt like an essential post-reading reset, almost like unpacking luggage after a long trip.

During this excavation, I came across a note I wrote down years ago.

The note said:

If I'm debating, then I'm not clear enough yet on what I want.

Whoa. That one got me. (I love to debate a.k.a. over-analyze!)

So if you’re debating something, maybe it’s time to ask: Are you clear on what you want?

And if you’re not quite clear: What information would be useful to help you get clear?

And one step beyond that: Where can you find that information?

Dig through enough layers and you’re bound to find something.