Why You Struggle to Make Decisions (Even About Small Things)
There are days when even the smallest decisions feel heavier than they should. Not the big, life-changing ones. Those are expected to be difficult. It’s the simple ones that catch you off guard. What to reply. What to prioritize. Whether to say yes or no. Whether to move forward or wait. You sit there longer than you should, going back and forth, weighing things that don’t seem like they should require that much thought. And the more you think about it, the more complicated it becomes. From the outside, it looks like hesitation. Internally, it feels like noise. It’s not really about the decision itself If you look closely, most of the time you already know what you want to do. The problem is not a lack of options. It’s what happens after the option appears. You start thinking about consequences. Then you think about how other people might respond. Then you replay similar situations from before. Then you question whether your initial instinct is reliable. And before you realize it...
