{"id":2337,"date":"2019-07-03T23:23:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2019-07-03T23:23:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:53:57","slug":"fobo-fear-of-better-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/fobo-fear-of-better-options\/","title":{"rendered":"FOBO – Fear of Better Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being an entrepreneur is about taking decisions. All the time. It wears you off specially if you are trying to optimize every single one. Every decision has to be the best decision. Fine tuned. To the T. It can be exhausting if not paralyzing. When is good enough good enough? Most of the time it appears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Susan Shain<\/strong>\u00a0in her wonderfully titled piece\u00a0How to, Maybe, Be Less Indecisive (or Not)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in The New York Times quotes from authors\u00a0Dr. Barry Schwartz<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0The Paradox of Choice<\/em>,\u00a0Sheena Iyengar<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0The Art of Choosing<\/em>,\u00a0Greg McKeown<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Essentialism<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Tim Urban\u00a0<\/strong>and his blog\u00a0Wait but Why<\/em>,\u00a0outlines five ways to get out of limbo and enjoy what you do. These include –\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Go for good enough – most choices are good. Just go for what is good enough. <\/li>
  2. Outsource your decisions – Want to choose a wine, trust your local wine shop to recommend. <\/li>
  3. Employ the \u201890 Percent Rule\u2019 – Anything that you are not 90% sure you want to do, drop it. <\/li>
  4. Create thought experiments – Imagine the post decision life. You will know if the indecision is to avoid the awkwardness of the communication and immediate fallout. <\/li>
  5. Remember it\u2019s just a dot – Tim Urban says: \u201cReferencing Steve Jobs\u2019s famous line that you can <\/em>connect the dots only looking backward<\/em><\/a>, Mr. Urban urged anyone frozen by indecision to simply pick a \u201cgood next dot,\u201d<\/em> saying, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be perfect \u2014 it\u2019s just a dot along the way.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Getting the basics sorted can help us with being happier. So, Chinese or Mexican<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FOBO –\u00a0Fear of Better Options<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/13\/smarter-living\/how-to-be-less-indecisive.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Being an entrepreneur is about taking decisions. All the time. It wears you off specially if you are trying to optimize every single one. Every decision has to be the best decision. Fine tuned. To the T. It can be exhausting if not paralyzing. When is good enough good enough? Most of the time it […]<\/p>\n<\/p>

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