Is INDECISION That Bad?
HOW many times we were afraid to make the WRONG DECISION? I'll be the first to admit that that scenario quite terrified me, knowing that a WRONG DECISION is WRONG enough, no matter your excuses or explanations. BUT Is INDECISION That Bad? Thing is, people are so freaked out making the WRONG choice. Travelling the wrong road itself already means wasting time and energy [NOT to mention fuel, WHEN many years ago, I took the wrong turn in that very remote Bondoc Peninsula]. NOW, here's for the unexpected 'breaking news'. Experts tell us that the only BAD DECISION is INDECISION, followed by inaction. It DOESN'T matter WHETHER you choose right [because there may be NO wrong]. No such thing as wasted time, money OR energyπππ
Thing is, as long as you commit yourself to that DECISION you made and get engaged with it and as long as you approach everything with openness [+ POSITIVITY], it may happen that you ended up choosing the wrong job BUT you can learn from the experience of living WHEN things are misaligned. Moreover, that should lead you to know as to WHAT skills [OR resources] to equip you so that the next time around you need to grapple with a decision, you are much more informed. The only way the time, money OR energy you put into something that's NOT quite right is wasted is IF you choose NOT to see and build upon WHAT you've gained along the way. In the end, the only BAD DECISION is WHEN you end up with INDECISION. WHY? Because it leads to nowhere other than INACTION. And without ACTION, there's NO data, data WHICH can you reference in the future, to better equip you as a decision-maker. Without making that wrong turn, there is NO experience in life you can leverage on, NO information to serve as fuel for evolution, connection OR progress. NO growth❌❌❌
To quote famous American writer, WHEN YOU STUMBLE, THERE LIES YOUR TREASURE. Even in the workplace and the business world, INDECISION is like a stigma because INDECISIONS are tagged as WRONG DECISIONS per se. You might challenge abd ask, shouldn't we make QUALITY DECISIONS? Very true indeed but studies showed that making DECISIONS quickly mattered many miles more than the QUALITY of DECISIONS✅✅✅
WWII war hero General George S. Patton was widely quoted that a good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later. In the real world, it is true that newbies in the environment typically face more complicated DECISIONS than they expected. In these situations it is that easy to freeze. In fact, it becomes easier to justify waiting. But experts tell us to "DON'T"! BECAUSE WHEN you do, it will cost time and monies no lessπππ
Our takeaway: Be sharp to observe yourself if and WHEN you make those INDECISIONS. BUT remind yourself that waiting is only acceptable WHEN you have a reason and a deadline. In that case, consider to set a reasonable deadline for you to make a DECISION. NEVER leave it hanging indefinitely BECAUSE likely, it will hang there forever. And if we're talking about 'BIG DECISIONS', we can break those BIG DECISIONS into bit-sized pieces. In literary prose, to break down those mental barriers between yourself and a big behemoth, divide that behemoth into small chunks because INDECISION CAN BE BAD❗❗❗