Stop hesitating and become a better decision maker. We should be a decision-maker and learn to make the most correct and rational decision from various choices to deal with the current situation ... It seems that the decision based on this deterministic attitude is to pursue the best result. Let's follow me and see how to stop hesitating and become a better decision maker.
Don't hesitate to be a better decision maker 1 I don't know if you have ever met a project, you just need to make a decision before you finish it. Once you make this decision, you may only need a few hours to finish it, but the problem is that you always need to make that decision.
In fact, decision-making is a skill just like learning to ride a bicycle: it is something you need to learn and improve through constant practice.
I think my first understanding of the concept of improving decision-making ability was when I worked four hours a week-the first exercise suggested by timothy ferriss was to make quick decisions. However, decision-making issues may be more extensive than productivity experts think. I remember a long time ago, The New York Times published a column by John Sonny on his website, entitled "The Price of Hesitation". "From Ferris to Sonny, the reason why writers pay so much attention to the topic of decision-making is because indecision is really expensive. The failure of the next project may lead to huge opportunity cost. In addition, once a decision is made, financial maintenance is needed to keep others ready to take action. From this perspective, avoiding the source of these price tags is a problem to improve your ability to make quick decisions and move on.
Quick judgment
When I say improve your decision-making ability, I mean quantity, not quality. Making judgments and making the best decisions in various situations may be a skill that each of us has been working hard for all our lives. On the contrary, the quick solution is to shorten the time we need to reach a conclusion-but if we spend hours on a problem, we will still make the same decision.
The first step to deal with major decisions quickly is to deal with small decisions in time. Compared with most of us, most of us are unlikely to spend too much time choosing a suit suitable for work. As long as your dress conforms to the office regulations, just put it on and move on to the next decision. Some small decisions can even be completely banned. In fact, you just need to make a comprehensive decision, covering all kinds of situations-for example, you are planning an investment strategy. Once a year, choose where to spend your money, instead of making a decision every time you get a little money.
suggestion
Whenever I struggle with a decision, I ask others for advice. After all, there is a specialization in the industry, and the opinions of others can often simplify this decision. However, I find that getting too much advice can be a double-edged sword-of course, a lot of information can help you make better decisions, but some of the information itself may be wrong, and sorting out these useless information may prolong the decision-making process. I can hear a classic example from almost every graphic designer I know: a customer is in an important decision-making stage and looking at a design. The client asks for some time to think about it, and then asks his girlfriend/secretary/subordinate/and so on. Ask for advice, but the project consultant directly said that he didn't like the design. The problem is that these consultants have no experience in graphic design. I haven't even attended a project development meeting, and I don't know how to guide customers and designers to carry out specific design logic, so these people may not have the necessary knowledge to help you make the best decision.
My advice to decision makers is simple. For any decision, if you seek advice, then you can target one or two experts in the same field. Of course, you should also discuss this issue with those who are affected by your decision. But don't think their advice is professional.
confidence
When you first consider buying a lot of things-TV, car, etc. -It probably started with a specific brand or model. However, when you start to do research and try to see other options, you may start to hesitate your decision. The whole process may even take several months. When you finally make up your mind, you are likely to go back to your original choice.
I have many problems of ignoring these initial tendencies myself. In the final analysis, many of us don't have much confidence in our decision-making ability. I admit that my decision is not perfect. There are many things that I don't think are necessarily to my liking. However, the easiest way to speed up the decision-making process is to realize that you will make the best decision based on the available information. Procrastination does not guarantee that you have enough time to learn more. You may have all the information you need from the beginning.
Sometimes it's better to look at it from another angle: don't deliberately make decisions that are not conducive to yourself. Remembering the fact that you should try your best will give you more confidence. Of course, this is the choice of optimists. For those of us who tend to be pessimistic, it is equally effective to consider worse situations. When problems may arise, we may also make many decisions. Of course, this may only cost us a little extra work or money, but most decisions are not life and death. I remember I used to think that choosing a university would determine my future life. But when I really went to college, I began to question this decision: although I like my school very much, I have to admit that in the years after I worked, my university really decided my follow-up life in society, returned to my original decision and followed my heart.
Stop hesitating and become a better decision maker. 2 job seekers in the process of job hunting because they ignore one thing and hesitate to lead to job hunting failure, which is generally manifested in the following situations:
First, the contradiction between one step in place and gradual progress. Many job seekers want to find the ideal job from the beginning. After graduating from college, they want to apply for assistant to the general manager of a large enterprise, rather than starting from the basic work. This will lead to high failure and low failure.
Second, the contradiction between ideal occupation and actual demand. In recent two years, new economic industries such as network enterprises and IT industry have become hot spots for job seekers, but the threshold of these industries is also very high, most of them require doctoral students and master students, and some also require various additional abilities, such as market development ability and marketing experience. Most people who have really made achievements in this industry have had practical work experience in traditional industries.
Third, the contradiction between professional fame and income. An enterprise went to the talent exchange market to recruit office clerks, such as secretaries, with few professional places and low remuneration, but it was crowded with candidates. The average income of marketing major is two to three times that of clerks, and there are many places to be needed, but the number of applicants is pitiful. Many college students tend to pay more attention to professional fame between fame and income, and think that marketing is shameful. After running outside for many years, office clerks are more likely to develop into white-collar workers. After a few years, everyone's growth is often the opposite.
Fourth, the contradiction between the mentality of seeking stability and occupational risks. So far, many college students are unwilling to work in domestic township enterprises and private enterprises, and their preferred occupations are civil servants, foreign capital, joint ventures and state-owned enterprises, which reflects the general mentality of seeking stability. In fact, the treatment given by many township enterprises and private enterprises is close to or even higher than that of foreign-funded enterprises, but job seekers think there are risks and are unwilling to choose.
5. The contradiction between professional experience and self-confidence. Many employers put professional experience in a very important position, but what ordinary college students lack is this kind of experience. If all the jobs can only be obtained after several years of work experience, then the newcomers will never get a job.
To overcome these contradictions, we must first learn to start with basic work. In Nanjing, there used to be a group of highly educated talents who paid too much attention to the high salary given by employers and gave up their majors to get some high salaries such as secretaries for houses and high salaries. However, after taking office, I found that the employer was speculating from the beginning, and the treatment provided could not be fulfilled at all. A postdoctoral fellow in Shenzhen was laid off, and it took him nearly a year to find a new job. The first job of a postdoctoral fellow was the manager of a company's subordinate unit, but because he didn't have basic work experience, he soon found himself incompetent.
Secondly, we should straighten out the relationship between life ambition and the process of success. Guo Weijin, vice president of Lenovo Group, is the first employee of Lenovo Group with a master's degree in business administration, but his first job was to open the door for the leader and carry the suitcase. After working for a long time, I became the department manager of a public relations company with only five people. Then I worked in the business department, planning department and finance department for six years, and then I was sent to Guangdong new base to study and build factories, and then I was sent to Hong Kong to take charge of investment affairs. In 8 years, I changed 10 jobs.
Last but not least, we need confidence. Xinheng Industrial Group, a private enterprise, offered a high salary of 84,000 yuan per month to hire a deputy general manager. Many candidates who have certain management experience and are qualified in all aspects actually backed out halfway, fearing that they could not afford it. It's amazing.