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Part of the resistance against making decisions comes from the fear of giving up options. The more you give up by deciding, the more you’re afraid of cutting off something vital.
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…people have a hard time giving up options, even when the options aren’t doing them any good. This reluctance… becomes more pronounced when willpower is low.
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Beware of making binding decisions when your energy is down, because you’ll tend to favor options with short-term gains and delayed costs.
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Along with outcome accountability, we can create process accountability by evaluating how carefully different options are considered as people make decisions.
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The simplest way to start rethinking our options is to question what we do daily.
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Before trying to reach agreement, invent options for mutual gain.
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…go into a meeting not only with one or more specific options that would meet your legitimate interests but also with an open mind. An open mind is not an empty one.
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Skill inventing options is one of the most useful assets a negotiator can have.
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The key to wise decision-making… lies in selecting from a great number and variety of options.
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Another way to generate multiple options is to examine your problem from the perspective of different professions and disciplines.
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