313: How to be a "Better" Decision Maker // Kendra Adachi from The Lazy Genius
Sep 4, 2023
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Kendra Adachi, systems expert and professional permission-giver, shares insights on decision making and offers strategies for becoming a more intentional and grounded decision maker. She emphasizes the importance of making decisions smaller, naming what matters, and prioritizing what matters most. Kendra also discusses the concept of deciding once to simplify and streamline daily life, using examples from her own life to illustrate the power of this principle.
Make decisions smaller by focusing on the present and practicing being decisive.
Name what matters in the decision-making process to align choices with values and goals.
Deep dives
Make it Smaller
One of the key takeaways is to make decisions smaller by focusing on the present and not catastrophizing the future. This allows for calmer decision-making and reduces the feeling of being overwhelmed. By making decisions smaller, even low-risk ones like going to the park or grocery shopping, we can practice being decisive and build trust in ourselves.
Name What Matters
Another key takeaway is to name what matters in the decision-making process. This involves identifying the most important factors or priorities that influence our decisions. By focusing on what truly matters, we can narrow our decision-making lens and make choices that align with our values and goals.
Decide Once
The third takeaway is to decide once. This principle encourages making decisions once and sticking with them until they no longer work. It helps eliminate decision fatigue and lightens the mental load by automating certain choices. Examples include having Taco Tuesday every week or always buying a specific type of gift for birthdays. By deciding once, we free ourselves from constant reevaluation and analysis of decisions.
Conclusion
Overall, the podcast episode emphasizes the importance of being a calmer, more grounded decision maker. By making decisions smaller, naming what matters, and deciding once, we can navigate decision-making with greater ease and confidence. These takeaways provide practical strategies for mothers to overcome decision paralysis and find more peace in their daily lives.
Decision-making can be paralyzing for me. But today's guest, Kendra Adachi from The Lazy Genius, is a systems expert and professional permission-giver. Kendra helps others stop doing "it all" for the sake of doing what matters. For show notes, including the three takeaways, please visit https://3in30podcast.com/313-better-decision-maker.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
I'm teaching 3 free webinars in the next few weeks about How to be a Less Angry Mom. I would LOVE to see you there. Let's see if we can make better decisions, that help us show up as our best selves- even on our craziest days! To find a class time that works for you, visit https://3in30podcast.com/freeclass
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