Decision Importance First

Brandon Chu's most popular article argues that 'the most important thing to figure out when you're dealing with any decision is actually figuring out how important that decision is.'

Is it reversible? Does it affect many people in a material way? If no to both - just go with your gut and move on.

Parents treat every decision like it's life-altering. Mac and cheese or nuggets? Extensive negotiation. Blue shirt or red? Full debate. This exact spot at the playground or that spot? Somehow this takes ten minutes.

These don't matter. Not really. Not in any lasting way.

But which school to attend? How to handle bullying? When to intervene versus let them struggle? Those deserve your full attention.

'You should basically spend all your time on those very few important decisions. And for all other decisions, you should just literally just go with whatever your gut is.'

Save your decision-making energy for the 1% that matters. For everything else: pick one, move on, don't look back.

(This also applies to what's for dinner. Just decide. They're going to complain either way.)