Skillopedia - How to make quick and confident decisions ( Personality Development & Decision Making)

Skillopedia - How to make quick and confident decisions ( Personality Development & Decision Making)

You have to take a decision now and time is ticking. Do immediate decisions panic you? If yes, then you might just be a victim of indecision. In this Skillopedia session we are looking at 8 tips to overcome indecisiveness. I am going to share with you some tactics that will help you make better decisions. My name is Michelle.

Stop the analysis-paralysis

Overthinking about a decision does not make it easy but makes it harder to come to a final say. When we start counting all the things that could go wrong we actually have a long list of why we shouldn’t proceed with the decision. However, we also need to list the good aspects of the decision to look at it from a positive perspective.After, you have taken a decision you shouldn’t analyses the results because that only increases the anxiety.

Sleep on a decision

Some people practice sleeping on a decision which means to take days and months to decide on something. If you have to decide on something important instead of sleeping on it, allot about 2-3 hours to it, take a sheet of paper and write down the pros and cons of the decision. This will give you enough opportunity to analyse the decision. Once you have listed the pros and cons, weigh one against the other. This will help you take an informed and thought after decision. Sit on the decision but don’t sleep on it.

Follow the 10-10-10 strategy

For every quick decision that you take, ask yourself three questions:
-What will be the result of the decision 10 minutes later?
-How is it going to impact me 10 months later?
-Will I bear any fruit of this decision years later?

These questions will help you consider the present, middle term and future effects of this decision that you are planning to take.

Write down your problem

Writing down a decision helps you register it. It also gives you enough time to calm down your worries and decide without any prejudices aiming at the good of all and not just personal gain. When you are confused about something, writing generates ideas and quite a few times you may just find new solutions to your problem.

List the pros and cons

Cons is the cost that you need to pay for a decision i.e. the side-effects or possible negative result of a decision whereas pros are the positive results of a decision.
If the pros are more than the cons, you know you can decide in favour or else you may want to look at another solution to your problem.

Hit your history books

Research about the decision you are making so that you can learn from the experiences of other people. Speak to your business owning friends about a business decision, consider their opinions but decide for yourself so that no one would use you to their own advantage.

Phone-a-friend

Speak to your close friend for a personal suggestion about the decision that you’re confused about. This will help you look at the problem from a different perspective.

Trust your Gut

Sometimes feelings are a better guide than logic. If you strongly feel about a matter than give some weightage to your gut feeling as well. Going by the rationale could lead you to decide too practically.

[adhd]

I am frankly impressed by the soft skills knowledge exhbited and the presentation. We, as Indians havent placed so much stress on such vital skills wanting rather to focus on more profession based knowledge. I hope you continue to make many such videos Skillopedia!

[harshranka]

Wonderful video. Wish I had come across it earlier. Helping a lot in making some very important and very much stretched decisions in my life.

[swathibalaji]

I wud comment this video like..."The most informative video ever in YouTube" It's properly organised in such a way that it jus cleared my mind..!!! Hats off..Keep going..

[surajn]

Thank you!!!... especially for that 10 10 10 strategy which I felt as a very good one..!

[GossipsWithKiranRyali]

Thank you for the great advices an tips, i was overthinking to make a decision so i checked im strong about decision making of checking your vieo

[chaberwil]

I need this today and you just uploaded this... Thank you Skillopedia

[THE_UPSC_GIRL]

Now i was in same🤔😐 situation to take desicion for a week n saw this video now i will take my desicion fastly...tq😊

[susangerber]

Thank you. Your video was straight forward and easy to understand.

[shakilqureshi]

You explained each and everything beautifully and in a very simple way.
Very informative and helpful.
Thank you and keep it up

[HiteshWrites]

What a wonderful explanation she has provided with, I am really gone try these techniques to make decisions which matters.

[habeebmuhammed]

HI MIshal I am habeeb Last 2 days I am waching your videos extremely it is wonderful I have now words to express your explanation presently i am going through in my own experience.. It is look like that you made a presentation for me like i feel keep it. it is gread

[panduk]

michelle mam..
u r the best teacher ever....

[TheJalsai]

very informative..but what we will do if we cannot decide which video to-watch either ur this video or the other one shown right

[ayantikarmakar]

thanks for this video... it's really helpful... please upload more videos like this

[bkezszt]

i was just on an auto live auction, and seriously how do people decide so fast that that's the vehicle they want? its sooo hard to make decisions.

[sushant]

Thanks ma'am, it is very much useful for me😀🙏

[cyber__laymen]

Your presentation and confidence another level thanks

[rajneshbibba]

Can you suggest any app which help to talk in English for improvement

[mr.infiniteloop]

Thank you so much now I'm feelin better

thank you so much for this video...👌💖💖💖