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Making Decisions Without Agonizing
For anyone who goes around in circles over choices big and small. Each day is one small practice in deciding with enough information, trusting your values, and moving on once the choice is made.
Thinking · Decision Making · Worry · Values · one to-do a day · you choose how many days
The first seven days
- Day 1Choose what to eat for breakfast within thirty seconds of opening the fridge, then enjoy it without second-guessing.
- Day 2Pick out tomorrow's outfit tonight in under two minutes and leave it on a chair, finished.
- Day 3Write down one decision you have been circling, then set a deadline for it on your calendar.
- Day 4Decide which errand to run first today by picking the one closest to your front door.
- Day 5Give yourself a five-minute timer for a small choice today and commit when the bell rings.
- Day 6Settle on a "good enough" lunch order today instead of searching for the perfect one.
- Day 7Narrow one open choice down to just two options, crossing the rest off a list.
Further into the year
The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:
- Day 30Name the worst realistic outcome of a choice you are weighing, and write how you would handle it.
- Day 60Ask yourself what you are afraid of losing in a current choice, and name it on paper.
- Day 120Pick a hobby class or activity to try from two options and sign up today.
- Day 240Make one decision while standing up today, and notice whether it feels quicker.
- Day 365Make one decision today simply because you can, and enjoy how light it feels to decide.
How a challenge works
A Theraglee challenge is a theme with one small to-do for every day of a year. You choose how long yours runs, anywhere from a week to the full year, and each day you get the next to-do: something that takes a few minutes and fits inside an ordinary day. Tick it off when it is done. Nothing is scored and nothing is lost if you miss a day; the next to-do is simply waiting when you come back.
Challenges come with a free Theraglee account, which never asks for a card. Your progress stays private to you.