A or B?

Friday 13th of September 2019

Do you struggle with indecision? Can’t figure out what’s right and what’s left? [Insert directional joke here]

Well, I’ve had a thought about indecision, whilst trying to decide whether or not to go back to sleep, having been woken up by rodents and five this morning. My head hurt and I was exhausted, but also the sun was up and I could take that as an opportunity to get an early start. So, what to do?

Then I thought, maybe making a decision isn’t about weighing up the pros and cons, analysing and questioning until you stall and do nothing, or a decision is made for you. Maybe it’s like a coin toss, at least to start off with.

Maybe I just pick a course of action and stick to it. Done. And, if it turns out to be the wrong decision, well, why waste time of regret. How about I look at it like this: What did I learn? Will I make this decision again?

When you’re prone to indecision, just picking a course of action rather than procrastinating over the inability to make a decision is a start, just a start.

Think of it like the first stages of an experiment. You pick choice A instead of B this time, see how it goes, record the results. Next time, you pick B, or C, see how that goes. Overtime you build up a database of information you can look back on. A leads to this so next time I’ll pick B.

Maybe this way decision making becomes easier over time. Until, practice, experiment, play.

I feel like I’m going to regret the decision to stay awake, but then, I’ll know better for next time and make a different choice.

‘The Murder of Miss O’ a novella, available in booky places.