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5 Steps to a Decision
March 26, 2012
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Keep the inner fires burning; it will be such happiness for me to feel their genial warmth when we next meet.
-George Santayana

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Several approaches to making decisions were explored in the December 2009 issue of Work and Family Life, including a five-step approach recommended by Cornell University's Edward Russo:
  1. Make a plan and give yourself a firm deadline
     
  2. Gather enough information to figure out your choices
     
  3. Weight the options using pros and cons or a ranking system
     
  4. Make a selection, with help from others if needed
     
  5. Evaluate your decision, but don't fret over 'the road not taken.'
     





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Susan Duke-Tyler
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
 Traverse City, Michigan, United States
03/26/2012 06:52 am

Perhaps this is implied in Step 3, but I would add: Does this decision FEEL right? Otherwise, one can make many logical decisions that ring all sorts of ethical or fairness or "just won't work" alarm bells.


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