Feel the weight
How feelings can give you clarity
Feeling the weight of a decision means letting the experience fully get to you. You know what all is riding on that decision. If it goes wrong, maybe many things will be affected.
It’s always best to feel this fully. Be with it as much as you can. That really enhances the experience. Makes business more fun.
This is also one of the best moments to capture your thoughts. This is the moment that you know will be clear only in hindsight. Maybe you need to act quick, but still write it down. Just describe the situation, put a date and write it raw. This is only for you, so don’t hold back anything.
Doing this has a few advantages:
Helps you clear your mind
Records your state of mind accurately for looking at later
After the fact, you can easily see the root causes behind your decision
Over time, it will give you a better picture of how you respond in different situations
It will give you a clear picture of how you behave when the same situation comes up at different times and places
It will help you understand, and improve your response once you have a few repeated ones
You can easily curate it later and use them as learnings / warnings to share with others
Do try this the next time around.
Happy feelings!