Crisis somewhere? We're the ones you want. Quick thinking is a specialty of people with ADHD. But if things are calm, we have a hard time buckling down and making the right decisions. Learn how to get out of analysis paralysis.
Write down the risks and benefits — the pros and cons — of a prospective decision on a piece of paper or a large erasable white board and evaluate them over several days. One of the pros or cons might leap out at you and trigger a decision.Buying time counteracts knee-jerk decisions.
If you’re putting off organizing the top of your desk, say, think about how it will get people off your back, enable you to find that missing flash drive, and give you more surface to work on. Better yet, write the gains down.Make as many small decisions ahead of time as you can. Freezing pre-made meals eliminates mealtime decisions. Putting outfits together on a hanger reduces what-to-wear decisions, and reading menus online can end the infernal “what to order at the restaurant” question.
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