{"id":5450,"date":"2022-09-28T09:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2023-01-28T09:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:56:51","slug":"aidan-w-how-to-stop-being-indecisive-college-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2022\/09\/28\/aidan-w-how-to-stop-being-indecisive-college-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan W: How to Stop Being Indecisive (College Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you know me, you know I have probably asked you a million times, \u201cwhat do you think I should do?”<\/span><\/p>\n

From picking a latte or an iced tea, to whether I should study abroad or not…whatever the decision is, I never want to be the one to make it.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I’m here to share how I\u2019ve started deciding on things recently without harassing my friends and family first.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, to preface, advice from others can be so helpful, but they shouldn’t be deciding everything for you. You want to know what’s best for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    What is your gut saying?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It may sound cliche\u2013 but this can be the quickest solution. Ask yourself again out loud or in your head what you’re deciding between, and then don’t think; just answer. Usually, the first thing you think of comes from that gut feeling, regardless of the banter that follows, like \u201cwell, what if\u2026\u201d or other hypotheticals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Pros and Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      But if you want to get into the spiraling banter that comes with being indecisive, at least make a super simple pro and con list. Not a laundry list, but just name what good and what bad will come out of the situation to give it more clarity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Life is short<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        So depending on the decision, sometimes it can help to say \u201clife is short.\u201d And unfortunately, college is even shorter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        Sometimes I even pose the question I heard from the Office S4E13, \u201cYou can buy new stuff, but you can’t buy a new party!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        In maybe more relatable terms, if you run into your friend on Comm Ave, it might be nice to get coffee with them instead of studying. You could study for a test anytime, but how often do you see that friend? (But please study for your tests)<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Talk it out, but write it down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          It will be you and yourself talking it out\u2026but on paper. Resist the urge to call your friend, your mom, whoever. Instead, grab a pen and paper and get those thoughts out of your brain.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you don’t like journaling…good luck, Charlie. Kidding! Horrible transition to how I mean to say, instead of journaling, video journal! Talk out your life on camera booth. It can be cathartic.<\/span><\/p>\n

          Either video or classic journaling can help clarify what you want to decide on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Sleep on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            My best advice yet is to sleep on it. We all need more rest anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

            However, I recommend completing option four before this one so you can at least sleep without your thoughts running around in your head.<\/span><\/p>\n

            But anyways, sometimes, after a good night’s rest, you’ll wake up with a fresh set of eyes, a clear head, and ready to make a decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

            So there it is, five ways to be more decisive when facing your next big \u201cwhat should I do?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

            Hopefully, you can decide on which option to use!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            If you know me, you know I have probably asked you a million times, \u201cwhat do you think I should do?” From picking a latte or an iced tea, to whether I should study abroad or not…whatever the decision is, I never want to be the one to make it. But I’m here to share … Continue reading Aidan W: How to Stop Being Indecisive (College Edition)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44326],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5451,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions\/5451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}