The Cost Of Unmade Decisions

And the effect it has on you

It's an early one from me today as I need to be in Manchester for 10!

I saw Chris Will talking about a concept that I didn't even know had a name but is a phenomenon I have experienced quite a lot in the past (so perhaps you might have to).

It was called 'The cost of unmade decisions'.

So, I will break this down into terms you'll be able to understand and resonate with (hopefully).

Think of an occasion when you told yourself you were going to do something, but didn't do it.

Could be a gym session. Could be waking up early and going to crack on with work. Could be staying sober when going out. Something along those lines.

Think of a time when you made that promise to yourself and didn't fulfil on it.

I'm guessing you might have felt some sense of guilt afterwards and in some cases...

It may even have been eating away at you all day.

It might have then spiralled into a written-off day, especially if there's a hangover involved lol.

This is the cost of a decision that you didn't make and stick to.

And it's way more detrimental than it seems on the surface.

So, wouldn't it just be easier to do the thing you promised yourself?

A - Because we rarely make promises to ourselves that have negative outcomes.

And B - Because it's going to eat at you for the rest of the day anyway.

It's an interesting concept.

But what can you actually take from it?

Well, when you make promises to yourself - add friction or put things in place to make it more likely for you to follow through.

For example, the classic tale of leaving your clothes out on your bed if you want to go to the gym.

Imagine having to put them back where they came from because you didn't go and train.

You don't want to be doing that.

Optimising the environment, getting held accountable or having a tick sheet on an A4 piece of paper are all things I have used in the past.

Hope this helps.

Happy Monday my people, have a great week and smash anything you are on with this week <3

Thanks for reading guys,

Charlie @ Progressus Network x