Episode Summary
Thanks for joining me on our pause for tea this week.
This short clarity practice is for the decision you keep revisiting. The one that comes back while you’re making tea, working, or trying to focus on something else.
Some decisions genuinely need more time. Others reach a point where more thinking stops giving us useful information. Meanwhile, carrying the undecided decision has a cost.
In this episode, Erica shares a decision she faced about moving into larger premises, and what delaying that choice was costing in missed opportunities, sales and time spent repeatedly reconsidering the same question.
Over a cup of tea, you’ll consider what waiting is costing you, what you may already know, and whether taking action could give you information that thinking cannot.
You’ll leave with one decision brought into clearer focus and a next action that can help you move forward.
Today’s episode is brought to you by: Ginger Gut Balance, A black tea with bright peach, earthy turmeric and a gentle ginger spice on the finish.
It’s a crisp, steady cup for a practice centred on making decisions. The gentle heat of the ginger also gives you something tangible to notice as you move from thinking about the decision to considering what action might teach you.
In this pause for tea, you’ll discover:
00:49 The decision that keeps taking up mental space
03:54 Erica’s decision about taking the leap into larger premises
05:18 A useful question: What is waiting actually costing me?
05:37 The “shoot first, aim later” idea that Erica returns to when she catches herself dithering
06:39 What do I already know that I keep asking myself to reconsider?
06:59 Why action can give you information that more thinking cannot
07:22 How deadlines, budgets and other constraints can help narrow the options
08:18 Choosing the next action that will give you real information
“At some point, thinking stops producing useful information & action gives you real information.”
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Erica x
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