9Death by Decision: Stop Deciding and Start Choosing

What is it about making decisions that seems so darn difficult? You know as well as I that even simple decisions on the home front about where to go to dinner or what movie to see can become crippling:

“Want to go to dinner tonight?”

“Sure. Love to.”

“Great. Where would you like to go?”

“Oh, I don’t care. You choose.”

“Wait a minute—I chose last time.”

Sound at all familiar?

As you read through this chapter, consider situations in which you were stuck in a difficult decision-making process while various team members were trying to find the perfect solution. The pursuit of perfection can often get in the way and lead to participants arguing what’s right or wrong with any particular set of

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