Choose priorities and plan time · S10.19

Narrow a decision when you are under pressure

Too many options are making a pressured moment harder to navigate.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Name the decision that actually has to be made now.
2. Choose the essential criteria for this decision and set aside details that can wait.
3. Compare the available options against those criteria, or ask for more time if the decision does not need to be immediate.

An example

For tonight's meal, I need something available and simple; I do not need the ideal weekly plan.

Reflect

Did you remove irrelevant demands without overlooking an essential constraint?

Next time

Return to the deferred details when they become relevant.