Two methods I use to make decisions that can change my life forever — one based on logic, the other using intuition.
We’ve all been there. Quit my job? Marry him/her? Buy this house? Pursue my dreams? Invest my savings?
Big decisions are never easy. We mull over personal circumstances — finances, family obligations, commitments etc. We doubt our own feelings, analyze, seek advice…over and over; all in the hope of making the right choice.
At the end of the day, life is complicated. But we should try to simplify it as much as we can, not least because it gives us clarity and peace of mind.
Here’s how I do it.
The decision matrix
When choices can be weighed against two or more criteria, I use a simple method to quantify the pros and cons. I scribble a simple scorecard on a piece of paper based on the possibilities and my desired outcomes.
A simple table listing all the options and consideration factors makes it easy to tally the pros and cons of the choices. Even if one choice doesn’t clearly come out on top, the process…
