E. 30 Making Decisions: Are You a Satisficer or a Maximizer?

Hello So Deep Peeps!  
Welcome to That’s So Deep.  This is the podcast where we try to root out loneliness one conversation at a time. Today we are talking about Making Decisions: Are You A Satisficer or a Maximizer?

 Some deep things we cover:

1. What kind of decision makers are Phyllis and Julie?
2. How does people pleasing factor into decision making?
3. Decision Fatigue: This occurs when there are too many options and your brain can’t quite process it all.
4. Hard Choices vs. Big Choices: Not all big decisions are hard and not all small decisions are easy.  
5. “On Par” Decisions:  Sometimes decisions are hard to make because what you’re choosing between have equal pros and cons.  
6. When Pros and Cons Fail to Help You Make a Decision…Try Ruth Chang’s “A.U.T.H.O.R.” Hack:

A - Ascertain what matters in the choice
U - Understand the pros and cons of the alternatives 
T - Tally up the pros and cons (these 3 steps lead you to agony so now you need more steps.)
H - Home.  Settle into the fact that this is a hard choice.
O - Open yourself up to the possibility of making a commitment to this choice. 
R - Remake or Realize yourself as someone who has committed. Make yourself into someone who has the most reason to make this choice.

7. The worry of “Am I Making a Mistake?” can prevent us from making a decision: Getting in the “right” or “wrong” mindset can keep us stuck. 
8. Who Can You Commit to Being? Might be a better question when making big life choices.
9. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer? Do you evaluate and stress over every single detail of a decision or are you usually okay with a “good enough” decision?    

 Take-aways:

1. Roasted Brussel Sprouts or Carrot Sticks: Sometimes decisions don’t need to be that hard.  You don’t have to roast brussel sprouts when a bag of carrot sticks will suffice. If you’re a maximizer like Phyllis, practice satisficing.  Good enough is good enough!
2. A.U.T.H.O.R. - Ask yourself who you can commit to being and then be the person who has the most reason to make that decision.  Be the author of your life choices!

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Resources and articles we referenced in the episode:

1. How To Make A Hard Decision - Life Kit
2. Why Is It Difficult to Make Decisions? | Psychology Today
3. Decision-Making | Psychology Today
4. 5 Steps for Overcoming Indecision
5. Armchair Expert