A Good Decision-Making Process Matters. Here are 5 Steps to Follow
A good process is better than a bad one
A good decision-making process matters. So much so because a bad decision-making process — as in not having one — is even worse. The downsides open a window to a sky filled with darkness. The error-strewn landscape shows the full impact of allowing our impulsive urges and our misplaced intuition to shape our decisions.
Our primal urge to act quickly in every situation is one which must overcome. Bad habits fester, growing into the blockers of progress which hold mankind back. The vices of gluttony and sloth come not from spectacular events of horror, but repetitive episodes of impulsive and badly thought through decisions.
To prevent the continued spread of the disease of habitual failure, we need a strong decision-making process. One which supplies a pathway to progress, of a means to fill engaged and forward-thinking, rather than standing still.
A Five Step Decision-Making Process
Five steps form the foundation of a good decision-making process. Here they are: -
- Stop
- Assess the information you have
- Name your Biases
- Gain a different…
