WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DECISION TO MAKE, USE THIS 6-QUESTION TEST Some decisions become difficult because we're trying to predict the entire future. Sometimes you don't need certainty. You need a better way to think. When you're stuck between choices, ask yourself these six questions. QUESTION 1: WHAT PROBLEM AM I ACTUALLY TRYING TO SOLVE? Sometimes we're solving the wrong problem. Example: “I need another job.” Maybe. But perhaps the actual problem is: “I need more income.” Those aren't always the same problem. One problem may have several solutions. QUESTION 2: WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOTHING? Doing nothing is also a decision. If nothing changes for six months, what will your situation look like? Sometimes that answer makes the decision clearer. QUESTION 3: AM I CHOOSING FROM FEAR OR WISDOM? Fear says: “What if I fail?” Wisdom asks: “What evidence do I have?” Fear imagines disaster. Wisdom calculates risk. QUESTION 4: WHAT IS THE WORST REALISTIC OUTCOME? Not the dramatic movie version. The realistic one. Then ask: “If that happened, could I recover?” Many decisions become less frightening when you realize failure wouldn't destroy you. QUESTION 5: WHAT WILL FUTURE ME THANK ME FOR? Imagine yourself one year from now. Which decision is more likely to produce: Growth? Peace? Skills? Stability? Better opportunities? QUESTION 6: IS THIS DECISION REVERSIBLE? Some decisions are easy to change. Trying a course. Testing a business idea. Changing a routine. Others are much harder to reverse. Large debts. Major legal commitments. Life-changing contracts. The harder a decision is to reverse, the more slowly you should evaluate it. THE 24-HOUR RULE If you're emotional and the decision isn't urgent, avoid deciding immediately. Write down: The facts. Your fears. The options. The risks. The benefits. Then revisit it later with a calmer mind. You won't always make perfect decisions. The goal is to make thoughtful decisions instead of impulsive ones. 💭 COMMUNITY QUESTION: When making a major decision, do you usually follow logic, advice from people, prayer/faith, intuition — or a combination?