How quickly make any decisions
Tips Motivation / / December 19, 2019
Methodology "Effektomer" helps to gain the determination to just start to act. And in the process you can always unmistakably clear whether the right or wrong decision.
Anton MarkinOur guest author, told us about an interesting method of decision-making. We hurry to share it with you, dear readers!
Once I faced a choice: to move to Moscow or to stay in Yekaterinburg? That was the question put my head. The alternative was: if you stay, you will need to retire; if you move in, it is still demoted. Complicated by the choice of a time limit. Experienced in handling director demanded an answer within a day.
After the initial shock passed, I rushed to call friends and ask for advice. All advised different, but I knew only one thing: they all advised to ourselves, if you were in the same situation. And my answer was needed, it is appropriate to me. I really wanted to take the right decision. My wise friend advised only to start to get rid of the time limit, and then easy to think about the question.
Then I went to the manager and said that I needed time to think, and if the answer is really needed now, "no." When I have time to weigh everything, it can be positive. It turned out that the management valued me more than I expected. They gave me a week. With this it was possible to do something about it.
A long time ago I read a book "Tips managers" Tatiana Soldatova. There was an interesting technique "Effektomer". About her I will tell you some other time, if procrastination finally win me. :) At the end of the description of this technique was a paragraph about how to make a choice based on it - you need to bring the balance of the situation.
Balance - balance term meaning the account balance. Usually the difference between income and expenditure.
Leaf I divided into four parts. On the left I wrote the pros and cons of the current situation (or the situation to stay in Yekaterinburg). Right, I wrote the benefits and drawbacks of moving to Moscow (city that I did not like, and shortcomings will get a huge amount). Only when I wrote all the pros and cons, close to the written put down the importance of this item on a 100-point scale, the criteria for me. As far as negative or positive emotions I am experiencing, or will experience with the reality of each listed criterion.
Staying in Yekaterinburg | Move to Moscow | ||
---|---|---|---|
+ | + | ||
Save your friends | 90 | Opportunity to gain experience | 80 |
Do not change the way of life | 60 | accommodation provided | 100 |
… | … | ||
Total advantages | 150 | Total advantages | 180 |
− | − | ||
Look for a job | 90 | Demotion | 60 |
Search for new homes | 95 | Inconvenient for city life | 90 |
… | … | ||
Total cons | 185 | Total cons | 150 |
The balance of the situation (difference) |
−35 |
The balance of the situation (difference) |
+30 |
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Then, when the work was finished, I could only summarize and find the balance.
So one night I realized that the benefits of the move I will actually be more. I was just completely confused, because the sixth sense told me quite a different solution. Anyway, this morning I got up with full confidence in the decision. Rest of the week I just cited affairs in order before leaving. It turned out that she thought I did not need it.
The method does not account for intuition. But helps gain determination to just start to act. And in the process you can always unmistakably clear whether the right or wrong decision. And then correct the situation in the direction of the right for you. After all, irrevocably accepted decisions does not happen.