Decision-Making Frameworks: Tools for Your Mind
By: A Staff Writer
Updated on: Aug 30, 2024
Decision-Making Frameworks: Tools for Your Mind
When you’re overwhelmed with options, a simple framework can bring clarity and prevent decision fatigue.
We often wing it with decisions, leading to inconsistency and regret later.
- Pro/Con List (with weighting): Forces you to acknowledge which factors truly matter most to you.
- The Eisenhower Matrix: Helps prioritize by sorting tasks into Urgent/Important quadrants.
- 5 Whys: Dig past the surface-level problem to get at the root cause that needs fixing.
- Worst-Case Scenario: Not meant to be morbid, but helps see if the fear is as bad as the reality usually is.
- Values-Based Decision Making: Does this align with your long-term goals and who you are as a business?
- Outsourcing for clarity: Talking it through with a neutral party often reveals the best course of action.
Do you have any go-to decision-making methods?
Next big decision, try a framework you’ve never used before. It might surprise you!