Match effort to decision size: Not every decision needs the same effort. Treating a small choice like a big one wastes your time and energy.
Three sizes of decisions: Use three sizes:
- Small decisions — what to eat, what to wear. Decide in a minute and move on.
- Medium decisions — buying a fridge, choosing a tutor, planning a family trip. Take a little time, compare two or three options, then decide.
- Big decisions — changing a job, moving house, marriage, a large loan. Take real time, gather facts, ask trusted people, and pray for guidance.
The common ordering mistake: The mistake is to spend an hour on a small choice, and five minutes on a big one.
Example
Sana's bag and loan: Sana spends an hour choosing a school bag for her son, then agrees to a loan in five minutes because the salesman is in a hurry.
Small bag, big loan: The bag is a small decision. The loan is a big one. She had the order backwards.
Next time, the right order: Next time, she decides the bag quickly and takes a week to think about the loan.
Key Terms
- Small / medium / big decision (چھوٹا / درمیانہ / بڑا فیصلہ) — the size of a choice, by its effects
Fresh diagram to be drawn: Three boxes — Small (decide in a minute), Medium (compare 2–3 options), Big (take time, ask, pray) — in Project Desk colours.
- Match your effort to the size of the decision.
- Spend an hour on a small choice and five minutes on a big one is the order backwards.