How to improve decision-making skills in 9 stepsUnderstand the context, make a plan, identify the “who” and the “why”, weigh the pros and cons, get a second opinion, limit your options, set deadlines, and evaluate the outcome. To make good decisions, it's best to prioritize and set a time limit. Have a goal-oriented mindset when setting priorities. If you don't set a time limit, it's easy to keep procrastinating and miss a key milestone.
While it's important to find the best possible solution, remember not to strive for perfection. Sometimes it's okay to be “good enough”. There are definite ways to be prepared for decision-making in a stressful and pressing environment. We must take into account deceptively imposed priorities, which are often believed to be shared by the majority, when in practice they are not true.
Wasting time achieving other people's goals is the last thing you can do in your 20s (or at any age). To exercise a different part of the brain, work on something more technical. You could focus on developing your writing skills or studying a foreign language. Otherwise, delve deeper into programming or master any useful software.
This method kills two birds with one stone; if you dedicate your free time to studying computer science or improving your foreign language skills, you are also likely to end up adding added value to your curriculum.
