Many Wrong Decisions Are the Path to the Right Ones

 

Do You Believe We Make 35,000 Decisions a Day?

There is a study that says human beings make about 35,000 decisions every day.
Do you believe that?

A day has 86,400 seconds. If we sleep for 8 hours, we are awake for 57,600 seconds.
That means we are making some kind of decision once every two seconds.

Even writing this message is one of my decisions.
And you choosing to read it is one of yours.

Whether to sit on a chair or stretch for a moment, whether to speak or stay silent —
we are constantly making an enormous number of decisions, both consciously and unconsciously.

Your Life Moves Forward with Better Decisions

Out of those tens of thousands of daily decisions, if more of them are good decisions, your life naturally moves forward.

Some choices are big, such as:

  • Should I try drugs, or should I resist?

Others are small and cute:

  • Should I eat ice cream for dessert, or choose an apple?

However, repetition has a powerful effect.
What starts as eating ice cream once becomes every day.
In summer, it becomes two scoops.
And before you realize it, it may lead to diabetes.

The quality of your life is the quality of your decisions.

How Can We Increase Good Decisions?

The answer is simple:

Make decisions by yourself, with responsibility — even if they are wrong.

When you make a wrong decision, you can analyze what went wrong.
Once you understand the problem, the chance of making a better decision next time increases.

Because you decided by yourself, the responsibility is 100% yours —
and that is exactly why you can turn failure into improvement.


Be Careful If You Don’t Decide for Yourself

People who do not decide for themselves should be careful.

“my parents said so.”
“my teacher said so.”
“my boss said so.”

When you give your decisions to others, you are also giving away your growth.

When things go wrong, you may think:
“It’s not my fault. The instruction was bad. The advice was bad. The strategy was bad.”

And at that moment, you lose the opportunity to learn.

Don’t Fear Wrong Decisions — Fear No Decisions

We should not be afraid of making wrong decisions.
We should be afraid of making no decisions by ourselves.

Wrong decisions are like spices —
they are essential ingredients for making better decisions in the future.

Most mistakes can be recovered through learning and growth.

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