I love this. Decisions are such a crucial part of life and yet rarely discussed as the fulcrum upon which our outcomes tend to tilt in one direction or another.
There used to be a fun British sitcom called Coupling (think Friends across the pond), and one of the men was giving advice on relationships. He tells the other, when it comes to things like pillows, curtains and other aspects where you have no opinion, just make one up. It's more important to have an opinion than to be right. This ended up being some of the best advice.
I heard a gem on a show the other day where a guy said, "when you don't know where you're going, every road will get you there." At work, I often find that many decisions are nearly equally likely to succeed and the best leader is the one that gets us to just pick one and keep the ball rolling. In my personal life, I find that if I don't know, I'm better off starting to move in one direction or another and then I quickly figure it out.
I love this. Decisions are such a crucial part of life and yet rarely discussed as the fulcrum upon which our outcomes tend to tilt in one direction or another.
There used to be a fun British sitcom called Coupling (think Friends across the pond), and one of the men was giving advice on relationships. He tells the other, when it comes to things like pillows, curtains and other aspects where you have no opinion, just make one up. It's more important to have an opinion than to be right. This ended up being some of the best advice.
I heard a gem on a show the other day where a guy said, "when you don't know where you're going, every road will get you there." At work, I often find that many decisions are nearly equally likely to succeed and the best leader is the one that gets us to just pick one and keep the ball rolling. In my personal life, I find that if I don't know, I'm better off starting to move in one direction or another and then I quickly figure it out.
Great piece. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing that! Yes, sometimes it’s just about picking one thing and going full force at it!