Think What?
Think What?
Do you ever get to the end of a day and feel totally exhausted, just from making decisions all day? From the endless number of choices in front of you at every turn? Maybe it is which phone call to return first, how much is realistic to spend on a car repair, how many different events can your family fit into a Saturday, or as basic as what to wear or what to fix for dinner! Whew!
Previously, we discussed this as DF, Decision Fatigue. Today, inside of an hour, I read about it twice, with the advice of “Don’t Overthink It!”
Do we wear ourselves out physically, and in so doing, fatigue ourselves mentally by overthinking the consequences of every aspect of a decision? Well, it certainly takes away the energy we could use to move forward with our day! Occasionally, there is some backstory research that needs to be done to make the best decision possible, but most often I believe it boils down to three questions:
What is the Question/Problem/Decision?
What Are the Solution Options?
Compare the Pros and Cons.
Create a list of Pros and a list of Cons for each solution as well as the Best Thing That Could Happen and the Worst Thing That Could Happen if that solution was chosen.
What Can I Do to Contribute to the Solution?
Once you have decided on the Solution Option, list steps toward the solution and which ones you can take the lead on. Then assign the other steps to those people also involved in working toward this solution, so that others have a vested interest in follow through and making it work!
“If you measure something, you can understand it. If you understand it, you can control it, and if you can control it, you can improve it.” The same holds true in your monthly budgeting.
The reality is that it is nearly impossible to complete & follow a monthly budget without improving your overall financial position. There are several reasons for this, so I would challenge you to do this.
First, just developing a budget for yourself will raise your awareness of what you have for revenue or income sources and then also boost your cognizance of how much you are spending each month. Next, you will come to grips with the reality of one of three facts. Either you need to boost your income sources, reduce your outgoing expenditures or, thank goodness, if you have more income than expenses, you can then save some money. Of course, this is fantastic! You just need to determine where you will store or invest those extra funds each month…
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