Making Quick Decisions to Capitalize on Opportunities
Case Study
During a session, Simon shared with me, he lost out on buying a specific home because he took too long to make a decision.
Digging a little deeper showed me that this wasn’t the first time Simon lost an opportunity because of decision-making, so I shared with him my favorite decision framework and gave him some exercises to do that within a short period of time, making quick decisions happened easily.
Thinking Skills
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task is easy.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that Simon had, came from a weak thinking skill of comparisons.
Comparing in Decision Making
MOST entrepreneurs think they are good at comparing.
I mean, "Tell me what’s similar & what’s different?" is something we’ve heard since the age of 3.
Yet, when it comes to making decisions, we’re often unclear about what to choose because we are not using the thinking skill of comparisons.
There are two steps to making good decisions quickly & both steps require you to use comparisons:
- Getting clear on what factors are MOST important to you. This uses comparisons because you are comparing the factors to your situation.
- Compare the options on the same level so you can see which option fits your most important factors.
Improving Comparisions
To help Simon get even better at making decisions even faster, I had him do exercises simply for the sake of him to improve his comparisons.
Here are some you can try yourself:
- For the next week, talk about your option on the same level. For example, Mexican food is spicy, Greek food is savory. I'm in the mood of spicy so I choose Mexican food for dinner.
- Pick up random items around your house and compare them on the same level. Talk about size, texture, use, color, brand etc.
- Next time you're browsing on Amazon or in a grocery store and deciding between two options, take an extra moment to think about comparing your options on the same level. Don't just jump and say "Oh! I'll this one because it's cheaper or I'll take that one because of this feature." Take the time to compare your options on the same level.
The more you do these exercises, the more it happen naturally and you wouldn't even have to think about it anymore.
Your Challenge
Making decisions come from the thinking skill of comparisons.
The more you improve your thinking skill of comparisons, the easier decisions will be.
Your challenge this week is to use the two-step framework to help you make decisions:
Step one: What factors are most important (put them in priority order!)
Step two: Compare your options on the level to figure out which one fits your factor.
Bonus: Improve the root cause by doing exercises to improve comparisons
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Hi, I'm ST,
Just like you, I want to be more efficient and effective.
Most entrepreneurs want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you rewire your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
Learn more here.
Your Essential Guide
to Cognitive Functions
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Cognitive Functions Assessment
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
We're on for 1M downloads
By the end of 2025
Can you help us reach our goal?
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Making Quick Decisions to Capitalize on Opportunities
Case Study
During a session, Simon shared with me, he lost out on buying a specific home because he took too long to make a decision.
Digging a little deeper showed me that this wasn’t the first time Simon lost an opportunity because of decision-making, so I shared with him my favorite decision framework and gave him some exercises to do that within a short period of time, making quick decisions happened easily.
Thinking Skills
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task is easy.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that Simon had, came from a weak thinking skill of comparisons.
Comparing in Decision Making
MOST entrepreneurs think they are good at comparing.
I mean, "Tell me what’s similar & what’s different?" is something we’ve heard since the age of 3.
Yet, when it comes to making decisions, we’re often unclear about what to choose because we are not using the thinking skill of comparisons.
There are two steps to making good decisions quickly & both steps require you to use comparisons:
- Getting clear on what factors are MOST important to you. This uses comparisons because you are comparing the factors to your situation.
- Compare the options on the same level so you can see which option fits your most important factors.
Improving Comparisions
To help Simon get even better at making decisions even faster, I had him do exercises simply for the sake of him to improve his comparisons.
Here are some you can try yourself:
- For the next week, talk about your option on the same level. For example, Mexican food is spicy, Greek food is savory. I'm in the mood of spicy so I choose Mexican food for dinner.
- Pick up random items around your house and compare them on the same level. Talk about size, texture, use, color, brand etc.
- Next time you're browsing on Amazon or in a grocery store and deciding between two options, take an extra moment to think about comparing your options on the same level. Don't just jump and say "Oh! I'll this one because it's cheaper or I'll take that one because of this feature." Take the time to compare your options on the same level.
The more you do these exercises, the more it happen naturally and you wouldn't even have to think about it anymore.
Your Challenge
Making decisions come from the thinking skill of comparisons.
The more you improve your thinking skill of comparisons, the easier decisions will be.
Your challenge this week is to use the two-step framework to help you make decisions:
Step one: What factors are most important (put them in priority order!)
Step two: Compare your options on the level to figure out which one fits your factor.
Bonus: Improve the root cause by doing exercises to improve comparisons
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Hi, I'm ST,
Just like you, I want to be more efficient and effective.
Most entrepreneurs want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you rewire your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
Learn more here.
Your Essential Guide
to Cognitive Functions
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Cognitive Functions Assessment
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
We're on for 1M downloads
By the end of 2025
Can you help us reach our goal?
Share this podcast with someone you love!
