I’ve been using a technique called Ink Thinking that I read about recently. What I find quite good about it is the prediction of the outcome along with the reflection. By having to commit on paper to what you believe will happen, I find it helps to then ignore the ‘what if?’ as you’ve settled on the most realistic outcome already. Here’s the article https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ink-thinking/
I’ve worked with my mentor recently on decisiveness and after a few sessions focus I worked out, I don’t really have any issue with decisiveness at all. I know what to do or the right action to take usually fair quickly. It’s taking the action that’s the problem. It’s a push and pull of being assertive once the decision is made vs being passive, avoiding taking action, even though I’ve made the decision, I don’t act because I fear I may be wrong
I seem to have the reverse problem: I find it easy for me to take action (I consider myself a pre-crastinator rather than a procrastinator), but notice myself being indecisive. My indecision stems from the same fear of yours: what if I'm wrong?
How have you been practicing ways of taking action?
I’ve been using a technique called Ink Thinking that I read about recently. What I find quite good about it is the prediction of the outcome along with the reflection. By having to commit on paper to what you believe will happen, I find it helps to then ignore the ‘what if?’ as you’ve settled on the most realistic outcome already. Here’s the article https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ink-thinking/
I’ve worked with my mentor recently on decisiveness and after a few sessions focus I worked out, I don’t really have any issue with decisiveness at all. I know what to do or the right action to take usually fair quickly. It’s taking the action that’s the problem. It’s a push and pull of being assertive once the decision is made vs being passive, avoiding taking action, even though I’ve made the decision, I don’t act because I fear I may be wrong
Thank you for sharing! I love that.
I seem to have the reverse problem: I find it easy for me to take action (I consider myself a pre-crastinator rather than a procrastinator), but notice myself being indecisive. My indecision stems from the same fear of yours: what if I'm wrong?
How have you been practicing ways of taking action?