dailyplanit Daily PlanIt blue button Mental Skills-Problem Solving/Decision Making
1. Define the problem
2. Gather information, ask experts
3. Generate options
4. Evaluate options, choose one and make a plan
5. Implement the plan and evaluate success
  • Every decision involves risk. What's the worst that could happen?
  • Determine the importance of factors that will affect the decision
  • Realize you may not be able to obtain all the facts
  • Listen to your gut feelings
  • Ask others for their opinions
  • Take a break to look for fresh perspectives
  • Try it out with the option of changing your mind
  • Decide to postpone a decision if there's no time pressure
  • Take your time with big decisions
  • Learn from mistakes
Tools range from the low-tech dartboard or coin toss to computer programs that help determine criteria and assign weights according to importance. 1
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