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When 51% is enough: Stuck in indecision? Your answer is closer than you think. Here's how to choose it...

Jan 30, 2025

You're a decision master. Your whole day is a series of choices, and you make so many with ease that you don't even register you're making them.

You decide not to hit snooze because you know you have an early case.
You snap on that seatbelt because the safety evidence is overwhelmingly clear.
You choose to park near the entrance because it's raining.

These may not even feel like "decisions" because they're so clear to you.
But somehow, we expect all decisions to feel this obvious, and when they don't, we can get stuck in indecision land.

When you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed by a decision, it's often because it's more of a "tie" between two choices. Here's the good news: there may not be a "right" answer, but there is a "your" right answer. Your right answer is simply the answer you choose.

Yet, in these moments of indecision, we often seek outside input—friends' opinions, Google searches—but the answer actually lies within you.

What if, instead of needing absolute certainty, you only had to decide that one choice was 51% more right for you? 

Hmm…what a relief?!
A 51% decision can be your right decision, you just need to have your own back! 

 

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