G'day ,
We all have to make a huge number of decisions every day. From small things like what we want to wear or eat, to big ones, such as where we live or the type of job we want. And making decisions is hard work! If we have to make too many in a day, our brains run out of energy 😵💫.
I thought that it would be easy to make small decisions and hard to make larger ones. Then I looked at my behaviour (1) and saw that for me this isn't really true.
Personally, I'm terrible at making small decisions. Let me give you an example. I visited London one winter. On a cold (but sunny) day, I went out to look around the city. Soon it was time for lunch, so I searched for somewhere to eat.
I went past a number of places where I could have eaten, but each time I found a reason not to go in. They were too full. Or I didn't want that kind of food. Some were too expensive. Others were closed (it was New Year's Day)!
I grew colder and hungrier until finally I got mad at myself, went into a cafe and ate something (it wasn't wonderful food, but I was finally eating, which was the important thing).
But in my life in general, I have made far bigger decisions a lot easier!
Decisions like leaving home and getting a flat. Then moving to a new city. Buying a car. Starting university studies. Travelling abroad. And finally moving to Germany.
It sounds strange, but deciding to leave Australia and head to Germany was easier than working out where and what to eat on that cold London day. It just felt like the right step. A gut (2) feeling.
Which shows that I'm not the logical, fact-focussed person I thought I was! Because if I'm really honest, I go with my gut feeling a lot.
And I'm clearly not as decisive as I thought I was, either.
So, , are big decisions easier for you, or smaller ones? Do you go with your gut feeling, or do you only think about the facts? I'd love to hear how you make decisions - or share a decision story.
Here's to a week of easy decisions 😉,
Andrea
(1) behaviour - the way a person (or animal) acts, what they do
(2) gut - informal word for stomach or belly. Also the word for the place where our instincts or emotions are.
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