How to Make Difficult Decisions (without overthinking)

Every day we make choices that have the potential to change the course of our lives. But, we almost never stop and think about how to get better at making these choices. Luckily, that’s what we’re talking about in this video, enjoy x

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00:00 Intro
01:00 I in one year's time, what would I regret not having started today?
02:26 What would my mental board of advisors say?
04:09 What is the risk of doing nothing?
04:50 What core value am I optimising for?
05:19 When I'm on my deathbed, what will I regret having or not having done?
06:55 How certain am I about decision and how certain do I need to be?
07:46 How might I treat this like an experiment?
09:55 Do I want to be the sort of person who does X?
11:19 Will this energise me or will it drain me?
12:36 The Quitting Framework
13:40 Tim Ferriss' Fear Setting Exercise

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“The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of rejection” this is one of my mantras…

[artusfarfalla]

1. The BEST decision is the right decision.
2. The second BEST decision is the wrong decision.
3. The third BEST decision is no decision at all!
Don't be afraid to DECIDE! I've been reminded of the roman proverb: prior tempore, potior iure.😉

[nigelasipa]

The technique I use for decision making is from Struthless:
1)What is the problem/decision?
2)What are your options?
3)Are they mutually exclusive?
4)Time yourself 60 seconds and decide which option would you choose?
5)What did you decide and why? (name at least 2 reasons)
6)Could you live with this outcome?

[bishnugogoi]

Two most Important Journal prompts that I use to ask everyday are 1. In the Morning, what can I do something different today? & 2. At Night, what did I learn something new today?
❤Thanks Ali for encouraging my Productivity Soul.

[parvathijayaprakash]

In my mental board of advisors Ali Abdal will be there

[dianarustamova]

right now I am 16 and I really wanna study in the usa cz it is really boring me to continue living here in my country in which I spend my 16 years without even any small trip to other city of my country now I am learning English I love it cz day by day I am enlarging my knowledge it is never boring and Ali Abdaal is my motivator to keep following my dreams even all my school teachers hardly prohibited me to think about Cambridge...Harward...New York columbian university since we mentioned those universities focus on GPA . I didn't give up cz I know how hard I am doing my best and I am still planning to apply those universities as I wanna have my own free life ...Thank you Ali Abdaal🌸🌸

[ThreeTwentyTech]

The best choice you can make in life is *doing what makes you happy, * so long as you aren't harming anyone in the process

[Thomasromer]

I’m really thinking about moving out, and I REALLY felt that “what is the risk of doing nothing”
Great video 🙌🏼

[Bugscanfly]

you're literally one of my board of advisors, thanks so much for the uploads and content, it has been nothing short of lifechanging and inspiring.

[yasinnabi]

"Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion." Tony Hsieh, love your video :)

[hyacinthzia]

I absolutely love all of this man’s videos

[samirkarki]

Love the board advisors concept. Mine are - Tywin, Little finger, Ned, Varys and Tyrion.

[aurora-]

I heard a speaker once saying: with any decision, be aware you'll regret anyway. I found that very useful to reduce overthinking.

[titan]

Ali, you just made me feel more confident on what i am trying to do, thanks brother.

[JoshJCommons]

You earned yourself a spot on my mental board of advisors 💗

[musikhamster]

One thing which I ask myself in the decision making process is: "Why do I want to do this?" If my reason, my "why", isn't strong enough, I'm likely not following through with it or it's actually not really the thing I want to do.

[BrendanEvan]

Ali rarely fails to give us actionable tools and frameworks to improve our lives. ❤❤❤

[outlinehappiness]

Ah….run an experiment…..I wish I had heard this before choosing and completing my degree 😂

Your “who’s the person I want to be” section made me think of something Mel Robbins said about acting like the person you want to be as though you’ve already become that person, because you will build upon the habits that make that person become who you are. Great advice 👍🏻

[ExplorewithZac]

Here's my thoughts before watching this...
If you want to make better choices, then practice rewarding yourself for making choices which produce positive results.

[maryannem]

I would add to the list, "Would this decision take away my piece of mind?". I have found this to be very important.