The 8 things stopping you from deciding
I have been compiling a list, over the years, of all the reasons people get stuck making a decision. There are so. many. different. things. that stand in our way! Here are eight of the most common decision blockers I’ve encountered. Do any of these ring a bell….?
1) You haven’t done enough research
This one is pretty rare, I’ve found—usually people err on the side of doing too much research (see below). But occasionally people try to make a choice without having all the info, and that’s why they can’t decide.
2) You’ve done too much research and now you don’t know up from down
VERY common. More information keeps coming in, but not all of it is useful, and now you’re so overwhelmed by various tabs, Instagram influencers, and TikTok therapists you’re more confused than before.
3) You’ve taken too long
Ahem. You know you should have made this decision days/weeks/months/years ago and now there is ADDITIONAL pressure to make it perfect because you’ve already spent all this time on it, but you’re completely frozen.
4) You have imposter syndrome
You know what you want to do but you can’t actually make the decision to do it because you’re afraid you’re not good enough, or you need more qualifications, or other people might say, “Who do they think they are?”
5) You don’t like any of your choices
A BIG one! The reason you can’t choose is that all of your choices suck and you don’t actually want to do any of them.
6) Other people’s opinions about what you should do are conflicting, and you don’t know who to listen to
You’ve talked to everyone you know about this decision and there is no consensus, so now you’re worse off than ever.
7) There’s an option that looks good on paper but feels wrong
Logic says yes, but your gut says no, and now you’re stuck.
8) There’s an option that feels right but looks dumb on paper
Logic says no, but your gut says yes, and now you’re stuck.
Do any of these ring a bell to you? Upcoming blog posts will tackle the most common, and how to fix them!