IT is said that the average person makes about 35 000 conscious decisions every day.
Some are small, automatic decisions, such as which lane to drive in, while others are monumental, life-changing decisions which do not come about as often.
One of the most basic ways to increase your output and productivity is to carefully study the decisions you make and purposefully begin to make bigger decisions much faster.
This is easier said than done, because many people find it difficult to make decisions. Even more so, many people find it difficult to make good decisions.
One of the ways to approach this is to always differentiate between reversible and irreversible decisions. The basic principle is that if the decision is reversible, you have the luxury taking that decision fast and continually correcting it as it unfolds.
However, if a decision is irreversible, careful time and consideration must be taken when making such decisions.
If you assess your daily decisions carefully, you will notice that a high degree of decisions are in the reversible category, yet we spend an excessive amount of time on them.
An example is someone who takes many weeks to decide whether to apply for a job or any other opportunity.
They put a lot of time and energy into it, even when that is simply a minor decision before a big decision is required.
Irreversible decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly and with much deliberation and wide consultation.
But reversible decisions must be taken rapidly and decisively in small, agile groups.
Sometimes, the act of taking and implementing a decision is what provides the best data to improve as it goes along.
Be decisive and practise making big decisions fast.
