I'm the Decider!

As of this date 9-9-09 i will make decisions easily. This article inspired me......

I’m the Decider! How to Overcome Indecisiveness

By: Vicki Santillano 

To say that I’m indecisive is putting it mildly—to admit that it’s one of my defining characteristics is much more accurate. In fact, I just spent a good chunk of time sitting here, struggling to decide how to start this story. I’ve infuriated countless family members and friends with my inability to choose everything from restaurants to movies to my next steps in life. It’s frustrating, embarrassing, and I’m officially over it.
Rather than continue buckling from the pressure of choice, I’m making an important decision—no more indecisiveness! And since most people struggle with this issue on some level—just try asking a group of friends what they feel like doing on a Friday night—I know there are quite a few out there who could benefit from making that same decision. But to overcome indecisiveness, we need to acknowledge and move past what causes it in the first place: fear.
When Weighing Options Weighs Us Down
Ultimately, what prevents us from making decisions is anxiety over making the wrong decision, of experiencing regret, of missing out on something better. So we agonize over every choice, weighing our options and researching as much as we can so that our decision is an educated, calculated one, which we think minimizes the risk of future disappointment. This might be a practical idea when shopping for big-ticket items like cars or trying to decide whether to change careers, but some of us transfer that process to matters of minor consequence, like deciding what to have for dinner. And even though we think going over each option in our head is the surest way to make the most optimal choice, giving so much thought to what we don’t end up choosing just increases the chances of buyer’s remorse.
A Tale of Two Types: Satisficers and Maximizers
In a 2004 issue of Scientific American, Barry Schwartz, a professor at Swarthmore College, wrote an article called “The Tyranny of Choice.” In it, he argues that the plethora of choices afforded to most members of prosperous societies has actually led to higher rates of depression. In other words, the fact that we have so much to choose from in the U.S.—which many of us indecisive folks see as a good thing—is causing serious blows to our overall happiness.