Short
-
Term
Decision
-
Making
Goals
0 1
Clarity
Before
Choosing
Define
what
a
good
decision
actually
looks
like
before
you
evaluate
any
option
.
1
Write
down
your
“
yes
”
criteria
.
List
what
must
be
true
before
accepting
any
new
commitment
,
request
,
or
opportunity
.
2
Name
the
real
constraint
.
Identify
whether
time
,
money
,
energy
,
or
relationships
is
the
limiting
factor
in
each
major
choice
.
3
Set
an
impact
threshold
.
Use
a
10-
minute
rule
for
small
choices
and
a
structured
review
process
for
significant
ones
.
4
Define
“
good
enough
”
in
advance
.
Agree
on
what
a
satisfactory
outcome
looks
like
for
recurring
decisions
to
end
analysis
paralysis
.
0 2
Process
&
Speed
Build
simple
routines
that
move
decisions
forward
without
rushing
them
.
5
Decide
with
70%
of
the
information
.
Gather
the
essentials
,
note
what
is
still
unknown
,
and
commit
instead
of
waiting
for
100%
certainty
.
6
Cap
your
research
time
.
Allow
two
hours
for
routine
decisions
and
one
day
for
significant
ones
before
you
must
conclude
.
7
Apply
the
10-10-10
lens
.
Judging
by
impact
in
ten
minutes
,
ten
months
,
and
ten
years
.
8
Limit
options
to
three
.
Build
a
shortlist
of
at
most
three
realistic
alternatives
before
weighing
trade
-
offs
.
9
Use
a
48-
hour
pause
on
big
decisions
.
Give
non
-
urgent
commitments
two
nights
before
finalizing
to
separate
excitement
from
judgment
.
0 3
Reflection
&
Learning
Track
your
choices
so
you
can
recognize
patterns
and
correct
course
.
10
Keep
a
decision
log
.
Record
one
decision
per
day
,
including
the
context
,
the
choice
made
,
and
the
expected
result
.
11
Run
a
20-
minute
weekly
review
.
Compare
actual
outcomes
with
expectations
and
note
what
to
repeat
or
correct
.
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12
Pre
-
mortem
high
-
stakes
decisions
.
Before
finalizing
,
list
three
ways
the
choice
could
fail
and
one
mitigation
for
each
.
13
Schedule
decisions
at
your
best
hour
.
Notice
when
your
energy
is
clearest
and
protect
that
time
for
important
choices
.
0 4
Follow
-
Through
&
Consistency
Turn
every
decision
into
action
and
protect
the
boundaries
that
keep
decisions
sound
.
14
Set
a
daily
decision
cutoff
.
Stop
making
significant
decisions
after
a
set
evening
hour
and
defer
them
to
the
next
day
.
15
Delegate
decisions
others
can
own
.
Identify
three
recurring
decisions
to
hand
off
,
rotate
,
or
automate
this
month
.
16
Default
to
“
no
”
unless
it
’
s
a
clear
yes
.
Protect
your
priorities
by
declining
requests
and
opportunities
that
do
not
meet
your
written
criteria
.
17
Close
every
decision
with
a
next
action
.
Assign
an
owner
,
a
concrete
next
step
,
and
a
due
date
before
the
decision
leaves
your
desk
.
T I P
Choose
two
or
three
goals
to
start
—
applying
a
handful
of
habits
consistently
beats
adopting
all
seventeen
at
once
.
Revisit
this
list
every
30
days
and
mark
off
what
is
now
automatic
.
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