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MainerMikeBrown
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Posted 11/23/2019 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Do you have an important decision that you have to make in the near future?
When I have a decision to make about
whether I should or shouldn't do something, I often write down my ideas on paper. I'll write down the pros and cons of doing something.
For example, if I have a decision to make about
getting a new apartment, I'll write down the pros of getting a new apartment, as well as the cons of getting a new apartment.
The two reasons I like to write down the pros and cons on paper are because, for one, if I come up with an idea, I won't forget it if I have it written down. And two, I find that I sometimes come up with ideas that I otherwise wouldn't have thought of if I hadn't written them down.
So if you have a decision to make, maybe writing the pros and cons down on paper before finally making the decision like I often do could really help you like it can with me.
Hibee
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Posted 11/23/2019 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi
I have important decisions to make every day but due to my OCD it can take me hours to make a decision and then I often end up changing it last minute lol.
Hibee
Scaredy Cat
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Posted 11/24/2019 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks MMB...good stuff.
I also find that if I talk or write something out, that thoughts/ideas/concepts flow seemingly out of nowhere that were not there before!
Thanks for all of your posts and insights.
S.C.
Sara14
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Posted 11/25/2019 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
Writing things out and doing pro/cons lists really helps me as well!
Sometimes i am me (HT)...
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Posted 11/26/2019 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Yep good stuff..esp crucial decisions....however i follow me gut on all non crucial ones.
Cheers. HT
getting by
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Posted 11/29/2019 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I tend to write everything down. I am a "lister". Not overly obsessed about
it but I find it reminds me of things and keeps my brain in order. I get anxiety over big decisions.
Hugs, Karen...
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