The 10/10/10 rule
Making difficult decisions is hard.
We can agonise for long periods of time trying to weigh up all the pros and cons.
Then, when we’ve made the decision, we can spend additional time wondering if it was the right choice.
In this situation, one tool that can be helpful is the 10/10/10 rule.
It’s designed to give you some perspective on your choice by asking you to imagine how you’ll feel about it in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years.
Using this rule is a great way to highlight just how important the decision really is.
It’s a form of meta-cognition (the act of thinking about your own thinking) that helps you to view the facts more objectively as opposed to being driven by purely emotional thoughts.
Undeniably, a decision that could have a significant impact on our lives in ten years time is worth spending some time thinking about.
This includes things like who to marry, where to buy a house or even how to invest your money.
The good news is that there aren’t many decisions in life that are as serious as we think they are when we’re making them and very few that are irreversible.
