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February 19, 2026
Should You Get a Cat? Five Expert Tips for Making Life-Changing Decisions
Making choices can be difficult when options are not clearly better or worse than each other – how does one even begin to decide?
TL;DR
- Emotions are valid data points in decision-making, complementing rational approaches.
- Future self-continuity, or mental time travel, involves visualizing potential outcomes to assess alignment with personal values.
- Starting with smaller experiments before committing to large changes removes the binary definition of success and failure.
- Focusing on agency and what can be controlled is crucial, especially when facing systemic barriers.
- Periods of not knowing what one wants are normal and can be navigated through self-inquiry and experimentation.
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