Episode #49: This episode has NO title...we couldn’t make a CHOICE?!
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Summary:
On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime talk about their struggles with making big (and small) choices in life. The duo then discusses some of our innate biases that often increase the difficulty of making an objective decision. Jaime and Scott wrap up the episode by talking through some pointers that might help us all to feel a bit more confident when attempting to make objective decisions.
ACTion Event of the Week: Make a choice CONFIDENTLY. What did you notice? What were some thoughts and feelings that you experienced? What did being confident feel like?
Join us on the next episode of the Act To Live Podcast as we celebrate our 50th episode and the two-year anniversary of ATL!
References:
Wargo, E. (2011). The Mechanics of Choice. Association of Psychological Science.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-mechanics-of-choice
Psychology of Choice. Psychologist World. https://www.psychologistworld.com/cognitive/choice-theory
Why do we have a harder time choosing when we have more options? Choice Overload, explained. The Decision Lab, https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/choice-overload-bias/
GCF Global. Tutorial: Critical Thinking and Decision Making. The Challenge of Making Decisions.
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/problem-solving-and-decision-making/why-is-it-so-hard-to-make-decisions/1/
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