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Apr 2024
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188. Why are we so indecisive?

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Our inability to make decisions is wasting our time, keeping us acting from a place of fear and stuck in a life we don't want! It's also not entirely our fault and often stems from unconscious mechanisms, neuroticism and fears that we haven't recognised. In today's episode we break down: 

  • Why you struggle to make decisions
  • The consequences of our chronic indecisiveness 
  • Perfection and indecision 
  • Choice overload 
  • A fear of failure 
  • How to overcome your indecisiveness using the 80/20 rule
  • The 'trusted advisor' method 

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