What does it mean to be confident in your decisions?
Many people define confidence in decision-making as the belief that their decision is the correct one; that it will bring the best outcome. The thing is, it’s impossible to accurately predict outcomes. Sure, there are times when we have data, patterns, or other information to rely on, which can make our predictions more likely. However, most of the decisions we make in life aren’t like that.
What job should you take? What neighborhood should you live in? What school do you choose? Should you give that relationship another chance? Do you accept that invitation? Do you have that difficult conversation? Should you speak up about something that’s bothering you? Do you quit your job, or stick it out?
These are the kinds of decisions that keep us up at night, and there is usually little-to-no hard data to help us