How I overcame decision paralysis | Mary Steffel | TEDxNortheasternU?

Imagine you're trying to pick your favorite toy from a mountain of toys, and you can't decide because there are just too many choices.

That's what decision paralysis feels like, when you have so many options, it's hard to choose anything at all. Mary Steffel talks about how she used to feel this way every time she had to make a big choice.

Sometimes, the best way to make a decision is to stop thinking about all the choices and just say "no" to most of them. It’s like when you're at a candy store, instead of picking one of every kind, you pick just your favorite. Mary started doing this with her life: she said "no" to things that didn’t matter much, so she could focus on what really mattered.

When you make smaller decisions first, like choosing your breakfast or your shoes, it helps you get better at making bigger choices later, just like how you learn to tie your shoelaces before you ride a bike. Over time, Mary found that saying "no" to most things made it easier to say "yes" to the ones she really wanted.

Now, she doesn’t feel stuck by too many choices anymore, she feels free! Imagine you're trying to pick your favorite toy from a mountain of toys, and you can't decide because there are just too many choices.

That's what decision paralysis feels like, when you have so many options, it's hard to choose anything at all. Mary Steffel talks about how she used to feel this way every time she had to make a big choice.

Sometimes, the best way to make a decision is to stop thinking about all the choices and just say "no" to most of them. It’s like when you're at a candy store, instead of picking one of every kind, you pick just your favorite. Mary started doing this with her life: she said "no" to things that didn’t matter much, so she could focus on what really mattered.

When you make smaller decisions first, like choosing your breakfast or your shoes, it helps you get better at making bigger choices later, just like how you learn to tie your shoelaces before you ride a bike. Over time, Mary found that saying "no" to most things made it easier to say "yes" to the ones she really wanted.

Now, she doesn’t feel stuck by too many choices anymore, she feels free!