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Jon Wiest's avatar

I’ve always had the hardest time with decisions that don’t seem to have a “when” or a deadline attached. It’s the open-ended decisions that can be toughest. Perhaps forcing a deadline even though it’s not required?

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David Drury's avatar

yeah I have the same trouble... that's where the temptation to go way too fast or way too slow comes in. Only success I've had is making more arbitrary deadlines for a decision to ensure one is made in the "sweet spot"... sometimes I've asked a team "when would feel 'too late' to make this decision" and then "when would feel 'too rushed'" in the same manner. That's about feeling--but feelings of the team matter in many of these decisions.

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Jeff Brady's avatar

Another excellent post!! The translation from decision to execution is my biggest limiter. LOL I've got no end of ideas, and a seemingly matched level of surety about those ideas won't work. My own worst critic. That Shauna Niequist quote is primo. Sacrificing current levels of comfort or whatever is hard to do but perhaps the most important step in moving from decisions before the decision to executing the decision. Thanks for sharing.

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David Drury's avatar

Thanks for the response. Yes I think the "pre-decision" to in advance "what you're willing to give up" (in Shauna's friend's words) helps get the motor running on execution. I know I made some decisions this last month that right this week are involving giving up some things--a lot easier to give them up this week as I decided to give them up more than a month ago.

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