Rather than getting good at decision making we look for how we’re trapped so we can have our hand forced and then complain about it all.
We’d rather seek out a responsibility-bucking trap than a responsibility-full decision.
Probably none of us do this on purpose because in theory we value our freedom to make our own choices and claim to be beholden to no one.
But in practice it seems to be different. As the complaining is rampant in this business.
As with anything, getting good at decision making (and therefore taking responsibility) takes time and you’re going to fail a lot along the way to getting good. And the times you fail will really actually hurt. Hurt you and the people you work with and live with.
That’s why it feels so much safer to sit in a trap instead: (in theory) you don’t risk hurting anyone by your poor decision making skills.
Make a decision to stop leaning on traps.
p.s. I’ve found that most traps in business are merely perceived and not real.
p.p.s. Increasing your number of options or possible solutions is a great way to work yourself out of a trap if you want to be out of a trap.
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