Life is always about making decisions. Youth comes as an all-inclusive package: alluring opportunities and treacherous paths better to be avoided, freedom and responsibility. Fairy tale plots continue to accompany us, but instead of the tale’s hero now it is you who has to choose whether going straight ahead or to the right/left is a wiser step.
There are definite means of being prepared for decision-making in a stressful and pressing environment. One should be aware of misleading imposed priorities, which are often believed to be shared by the majority, whilst in practice not true. Wasting time on achieving others’ goals is the last thing to be done in your 20s (or at any age).
Making decisions seems particularly challenging when life is at its fastest and time seems short. Often, it’s just a case of being able to step back and weigh the pros and cons – which means making some bigger changes to your lifestyle. Make these seven things – like improving your language skills and exercise – part of your regular routine and before you know it, your decision-making difficulties will have magically disappeared…
1. Get some arts and culture in your life
This could be anything from taking weekly salsa classes to putting opera performances in your monthly schedule. Dedicate an hour three times per week to learning to play the guitar, or try painting the scenes from your favorite movie using gouache. Although this might seem time-consuming, spending time engaging with arts and culture will provide a worthwhile payback: increased concentration ability, alongside a boost to your everyday mood – both useful when it comes to decision-making. You’ll get the strongest decision-making benefits if you try something extraordinary, something you’d never thought of doing before, like sculpture modeling, or learning the harp, for example.
2. Develop your programming or language skills
To exercise a different part of your brain, work on something more technical. You could focus on developing your writing skills or study a foreign language. Otherwise, dive deep into programming or master any useful software. This method kills two birds with one stone; dedicating leisure time to studying IT or improving your foreign language skills means you are also likely to end up adding extra value to your CV.
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