Making tough decisions for me has always been well - tough. If you placed two options right in front of me that I fancied them both, am going to gobble up probably more than enough time for both to lose their flavour before I decide, that is if I cannot have them both.

Initially it struck me as an admirable trait - one that signified patience and careful consideration. The older I get though and the more I reflect on it, I probably have done more damage on this one flaw to my life than most other things. Of course there are other habits to improve upon, but the cost of indecision has cost me quite a great deal - financial, emotional, mental, health-wise and even spiritually I've had to accomodate some losses.

The obvious solution seems simple enough. If the problem has been identified, why simply not stop mulling and choose a bit more quickly? Why not replace those indecisions with more decisiveness? Obviously this is what I should be aiming towards rather than coming here to write about it for no obvious reason.

Yet I wish it were that simple. Times when I have been forced to make a quick choice I haven't chosen very well. It makes me all the more reserved about making a hasty choice. Take for instance my decision to quit my previous job last year which certainly hasn't worked out nearly as well as I'd hoped.

Conclusion

Yes I understand that sometimes you have to take a chance, and the bigger regrets will often come from the choices not made, and chances not taken. Still, that's like preaching to the choir. The decisions at least have to show sufficient promise or stop completely flipping me over.