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How to Make the Right Choice, Everytime
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” — Henry Ford
I watched a Tim Ferriss Ted Talk a few years ago. There was one line that I can’t seem to forget…
“Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.” Jersey Gergorek
Most people give their lives no thought. Life just happens to them. They do no self-discovery and little thinking. That’s not you. You are here, you are a Medium reader, a seeker, looking for the real answer backed by some level of thought and data.
For those of us who are actually awake, the hazard of thinking deeply is overthinking. So how do we avoid what Tim calls “paralysis by analysis”?
So many people give advice like “I decided to start my own business and that changed everything” or “I knew I had to end that relationship”. Great. But how did you know?
There is a way to lay your head down on your pillow at night and to know you made the right choice. By setting your fears instead of your goals, you eliminate the spiraling thinking that keeps you stuck.
