Quick Easy Decisions And How To Make Them
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how to make decisions easily and quickly without procrastinating
How often have you been faced with a decision that's really difficult to make? how often have been faced with a true dilemma? More to the point how do you decide what to do quickly?
Usually I don't have much trouble making decisions. Luckily my life isn't that complicated. Work projects sometimes need trade-offs but often they are easy to solve as a time versus money issue. Often I have nice decisions to make like where shall we go at the week-end, or what shall we have for dinner. I don't know about you though sometimes even the simplest decisions are hard to make so having something to make decision making easy and even a bit of fun seems like a good idea.
Do you sometimes have difficulty making a decision? Do you put off making a decision? If you do then why not use a simple decision maker! Stop procrastinating and just go for it! Now of course some decisions are more complex than others and there is a whole area of decision making that involves things like decision trees where you go through lots and lots of variables and all the connections. That sort of thing is OK for science and business I guess but what if you just want to make a simple decision and you are stuck? The simplest way to make a decision is probably flipping a coin. Heads, I'll do this Tails and I'll do that. Alternatively why not try a decision maker toy. You never know it might just change your life.
Contents at a Glance
"Informed decision-making
comes from a long
tradition of guessing
and then blaming
others for
inadequate results."
Scott Adams
Making A Decision Tweets
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
when you are stuck on the horns of a dilemma how do you decide what to do?
The reason decisions are difficult is because it means that as well as gaining something you loose something too. Very often we have to choose between two equally unattractive options. We often describe this as being on the horns of a dilemma.
Colloquially we call this being stuck between a rock and a hard place. In scholarly circles this is known as being stuck between Scylla and Charybdis who were two sea monsters in ancient Greek mythology. Sailors passing between them meant that avoiding one forced you into the path of the other.
Do You Make Decisions Easily?
Catch 22
a dilemma you can't get out of!
A simply brilliant novel set during World War II that follows the life of a chap called Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. He has a friend called Orr. Orr faced Catch 22 which as the author Joseph Heller explains was that:
"There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to."
Decision Making Books
"Life is the sum
of all your choices. "
Albert Camus
The Dice Man
Luke Rhineharts Life Changing Novel
The story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions on the outcome of rolling dice.
The Dice Woman
Decision Maker For Women
More Decision Dice
Making A Decision Blog Posts
- Clinton ordered to make terror list decision
- By Jamie Crawford A federal appeals court has ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make a prompt decision on whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations.
- Uthoff Deciding between Hawkeyes and Cyclones
- (Jim Slosiarek/SourceMedia Group News) By KCRG Sports CEDAR RAPIDS - Former Jefferson Mr. Basketball Jarrod Uthoff is very close to making a decision on where he will play basketball next year. Uthoff, who is transferring from Wisconsin, ...
- Hollingworth 'close' to making decision on Senate run
- By Patrick Cronin HAMPTON ? Former Senate President and Executive Councilor Beverly Hollingworth said she's close to making a final decision on whether she will challenge Republican Sen. Nancy Stiles for the District 24 seat.
- Town Day Committee to Make Weather Decision Today
- They will be making a decision tonight whether they should cancel it which would move the event to Sunday. Stay tuned to Patch for more updates. While waiting, check out the list of events for Town Day here. 3. Today is National Donut Day.
Flipism
the art of using coins to make decisions
Would you believe that Flipism appeared in Donald Duck. In the cartoon Professor Batty persuades Donald to make decisions at every crossroad in his life by flipping a coin.
Double Headed Coin
have your cake and eat it!
Double Headed Nickel - You're ALWAYS a winner!
Amazon Price: $1.15 (as of 06/03/2012)
Make A Decision Using A Pencil Eraser
simply write Yes on one side and No on the other, ask a decision question and flip the eraser.
"Good decisions come
from experience, and
experience comes from
bad decisions."
anon
Why Flip A Coin?
Amazon asks "What's the best way to choose the right spouse? . . . How can I increase my chances of winning the office football pool? . . . By what process should I choose a candidate in the Senate race? . . . Could I possibly make more money playing poker instead of the stock market? "
Quick Decision Making Tip List
- 5 levels of decision making
- Team decision making
- Quick Decision Making
- List of tips
- Split second decision making
- How to decide quickly
Decision Making By Lottery
it's all Greek to me!
The Ancient Greeks made a decision about who their leaders were by casting 'lots' in a lottery. The technical term for this is known as Sortition. It was the idea that led to democracy. Sortitition is still used today in some constitutional situations.
Make A Jury Decision
Legal Decision Maker Cuff Links - 1 Pair
Amazon Price: $49.95 (as of 06/03/2012)
The Nose Game
quickly decide who does an undesirable task
The Nose Game is a way of deciding which member of team does an undesireable task. You've got to be quick!
Executive Decision Maker
you're the boss!
"It's in your moments
of decision that
your destiny is shaped."
Anthony Robbins
Drawing Straws
Drawing straws is a dramatic way of making a difficult decision that is a frequently used as a trope in many films and dramas.
Making Adult Decisions
ok, so it helps rationalise your behavior!
Rock Paper Scissors
click for explanation
Make A Decision Because Paper Scissors Rock
why not decide to join paper scissors rock fans on Facebook - just click the photo
Magic 8 Ball
See The Future So You Can Make Easy Decisions
Folded Paper Fortune Teller and Decision Maker
also known as a Cootchie Catcher or Himmel und Holle
Click photo for instructions on how to make a paper fortune teller. You can write decision outcomes on the paper. The Paper Fortune Teller is a fun way to make decisions about what to expect and do in the future.
Shopaholic Decision Maker
What Would Sarah Palin Do?
Would barack Obama decide differently?
Stop Procrastinating
you can decide to click the image if you want
Why Not Decide To Check Out These Lenses Out Too
don't sit on the fence why not leave a comment!
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jadehorseshoe
Dec 24, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete
- VERY Interesting Lens.
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bames24
Nov 16, 2011 @ 1:16 am | delete
- great lens... just between you and me (hihihi) I use my tarot cards... :)
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artyfax May 11, 2011 @ 2:45 pm | delete
- Procrastinater, describes me to a "T", or maybe not. Lots of great quotes and a lot of non-technical ways of making a decision. Got to be a favourite to come back to. And that is one decision I managed to make quite easily.
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karendd123
Apr 30, 2011 @ 11:51 am | delete
- I have the hardest time making any kind of decision.
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jaktraks
Mar 14, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
- hmmm . . . I can't decide whether to leave a comment or not. Enjoyed your lens.
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MindPowerProofs
Mar 5, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
- If you have to make a complex decision decision, first you must know what you really want. If you know the destination, you will get there eventually. You must have self-confidence to decide. You cannot just flip a coin unless it is for fun. You can find yourself somewhere you never wanted to be. "Only dead fish swims with the stream".
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manlalakbay
Aug 5, 2011 @ 11:33 pm | delete
- I agree with him. You pulled it off what's in my mind right now. :)
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reasonablerobinson
Jan 23, 2011 @ 5:03 am | delete
- decisions are the thing that makes a difference in life
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