How I overcame decision paralysis | Mary Steffel | TEDxNortheasternU

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More often than not, we find ourselves immobilized with indecision- unable to choose between two or more alternatives, whether their impact on our lives is small or large. Mary Steffel is an assistant professor of marketing at Northeastern who specializes in decisions and decision delegation. In her talk, Mary describes the importance of delegating decisions to others and how we can overcome decision paralysis. Assistant professor of marketing at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business Dr. Mary Steffel (Ph.D. Princeton University, University of Florida) serves on the Office of Evaluation Sciences at the General Services Administration and has served on the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, where she helps to translate and test evidence-based insights into concrete recommendations for how to improve government.
Her hobbies include performing choral music and participating in half marathons. One of her favorite places to visit is New York City. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@SuperAtheist 5 лет назад

I can't decide if I want to watch this video.

@CandiedLittleYams 3 года назад

I couldn’t decide how felt about this video, so I delegated my reaction to the comments. I am not disappointed on how they chose for me to feel.

@blaqoD 5 лет назад

So putting somebody else to take the decision for you is not overcoming is just avoiding.

@Future_Pheonix 5 лет назад

This is a very problematic "solution" for so many reasons (that I'm too busy to actually write down right now). This might be a good solution for certain situations, but for others, it could be disastrous. There were many times in my life that I ended up relying on others' decisions and advice when I couldn't decide on my own (I have OCD) and it ended up ruining my life. The decisions and advice of others won't always fit you and could be terrible for you when it's about more than just which type of tea you should get.

@paradano253 2 года назад

This is very toxic!

@hajjules 5 лет назад

* sees the youtube recommendation *

@jcb4258 2 года назад

It would be more accurate to label the video " How to overcome shopping decision paralysis. "

@andreadallarosa1801 5 лет назад

So basically just put your responsability on someone else so you don’t have to worry about that

@88happiness 4 года назад

I've always delegated to people, but you know what; it left me reliant on them for everything. Making the decison yourself and dealing with the consequences gives you confidence when you mess up less than you fear and learn and deal with the bad choices. Having said that, I think it's good for the government to give people advice and information to help with the decison.

@kwilson5832 Год назад

First of all, I was impressed with the delivery of the talk - 12 minutes without notes and not a single filler word.

@pennyrichards8019 5 лет назад

Flip a coin. When it's in the air you will know which way you want it to land.

@fellowcitizen 5 лет назад

The issue is whether the delegate is genuinely serving you, or has ulterior motives

@johnmariano47 5 лет назад

For some reason, this talk took a lot of load out of my psyche and cleared a lot of air. To me, it means unloading, getting the burden of one's shoulders, truly letting go and just taking in, enjoying it or learning from the decision. Thank you very much.

@kismartin1912 5 лет назад

I don't feel like she actually gave a solution to the problem. I understand that asking for help is important and that it can help a lot, but it is still just passing the responsibility to someone else who may not even choose the best option for us

@alperc8604 3 года назад

It was my worst decision that delegating others to make decisions about the direction of my life. Your family, friends, mentor, or consultant could have different motives when giving advice other than considering your own goodness. In the end, you'll face the consequences, you'll pay the price of those decisions, not them.

@alistairnandreadownie2238 5 лет назад

If you don't make a choice, the choice makes you!

@c.9231 5 лет назад

I can really relate to this speaker and like her solution. 😀 Another suggestion for a big decision is to brainstorm a list of all possibilities then under the choices, write the pros and cons. Next use a highlighter on the items in each column which carry the most weight with you. Yellow highlighter for the really important pros and orange for cons.

@ZEUSAIMIGHTY 4 года назад

How I overcame decision paralysis: Ask someone else to make decisions for me. Brilliant 😒

@marinateenmagic 5 лет назад

So on time and on point. That's a familiar issue to me. Just a recent case:

@152manoj 5 лет назад

I wouldn't call taking a salesman's help as delegating a decision. I'm simply getting more information to help in making a decision. Actually delegating a decision sounds dangerous. That is what politicians take advantage of.