Decision muscles
Decision muscles are a practical term for the ability to make choices, which is strengthened by regular, conscious decisions.
Definition
This is a tool term, not a formal clinical term. It means that decision-making can be trained through small choices, clear criteria, limiting the excess of options and reviewing the consequences. Over time, a person learns to distinguish decisions from ruminations and to act despite incomplete certainty.
Key ideas
- The practice of choice
- Decision criteria
- Learning from consequences
Practice and life
Make one small decision every day within 2 minutes, write down the selection criterion and after some time evaluate the result without self-flagellation.
Common misconceptions
It is a mistake to wait for 100% certainty. The second mistake is to train decisions only on cases with too high stakes.
> Decisions are not strengthened by eternal consideration.
> — Guru Element
Questions for self-reflection
- What small decision can I make today?
- What criterion is sufficient for selection?
- What did the outcome of this decision teach me?