Make the right decisions - 5 tips: If the impulse is deceptive & hesitation helps

Intuition is an important skill to make decisions. But one should not leave important decisions to the stomach alone. 5 tips on how to make informed decisions under time pressure.

Structured decisions are many too cumbersome

Every day, each of us makes a large number of decisions - consciously or subconsciously. This also applies to Companysin which decision-making processes often run on the basis of complex information, or at least should run. If important information is missing, it can lead to wrong decisions.

When you read decision makers, it's usually about taking structured decisions step by step. Setting up a pros and cons list is one of the simpler methods that are offered. As a rule, it is recommended

• To obtain information
• Set up criteria and
• to weigh the gained knowledge against each other - also purely arithmetically.

In the end, this is too complicated, it seems too cumbersome to obtain all the necessary information.

Misconceptions: Information is often missing

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Studies show that missing information is often the source of wrong decisions. Research firm Kelton Research surveyed 500 board members, managers and IT-Decision-makers from Germany and 16 other countries.

The study examined how companies and decision makers deal with the constant growth of data and information. One result: German companies that have already made flawed decisions indicate that the data was outdated (42 percent), too inaccurate (25 percent), or from questionable sources (17 percent).

Alternatives to information evaluation

However, such extensive, well-prepared information is not always available. So it's no wonder that many decisions are made based on instinct. Personally, I'm more of a gut decision type anyway. Just don't wait long, they'll be right away Idea implement or that Problem approach. I loathe hesitation and hesitation.

But sometimes intuitive decisions can be quite misleading - namely when you blindly trust your gut. That's because the supposedly good feeling you have is based on seeing, hearing, or reading something you already know and what that is Brain can connect seamlessly. We decide practically after our usual Pattern – and that does not have to be ideal in principle.

Belly decisions out of the head

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I am also not an enemy of intuitive decisions, on the contrary. But you have to realize that gut decisions are also related to that Head have to do: In principle, they run exactly like a structured one decision – albeit unconsciously and often in fractions of a second, so that you don’t even notice it:

One has one Objective in Eyes, weighs the information – and decides for or against one Alternatives. who here fast and for sure can decide is in everyday working life clear at an advantage, because he or she is considered decisive and confident.

Impulse decisions - better sleep over it again

But such intuitive decisions also hide risks: Contrary to popular belief Opinions, after which the first, intuitive decision is correct, numerous psychological studies show that it is almost always better to change your mind than to stick to the first intuition. Because changes turn a wrong answer into a right answer far more often than vice versa.

Therefore, it is not so wrong if you occasionally feel a tendency to hesitate and rethink a decision again - in the majority of cases, this actually pays off. Therefore: If you have enough time, you should sleep again about the decision.

Misconceptions caused by simplification

The explanation for this phenomenon is simple if you realize that People have a certain tendency to simplify things: As selective as human perception is, you quickly run the risk of overlooking important information when making intuitive decisions.

After all, you make a decision based on your previous experience, personal preferences and habits, without even consciously perceiving these factors. A spontaneous decision may feel right only because it confirms something you already know. But she may as well be wrong.

5 Tips for Spontaneous Decisions

For those who still need to and can decide quickly, we have put together 5 tips on spontaneous decision:

1. Get a moment of clarity first. Take your time. Alone. At least five minutes.
2. Do not argue and do not waste this time! Be clear: you need the break to make the most of your decision.
3. Write down: How do you decide spontaneously? Does your head or stomach decide?
4. Analyze rationally: What exactly is the decision about who and what is affected?
5. Combine your spontaneous feelings with the result of your rational analysis: How do you decide after rationalizing everything rationally?

With the help of these tips, difficult decisions can be tackled without cumbersome, night-time tinkering.

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