The power of habits

“All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision.”
James Clear, Atomic Habits

With the average person facing more than 35,000 decisions every day, it’s important we find ways to simplify our lives.

One strategy made famous by some of the world’s great leaders is simply choosing to wear the same thing every day. Who can forget Steve Jobs in his black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers, Mark Zuckerberg in his gray T-shirt, or Johnny Cash, the man in black? For Richard Branson, it’s the same jeans, and for these women, it’s a similar theme.

By turning their most routine decisions into habits, great leaders save their best brain power for critical ones.

While you may not be ready to pare down your wardrobe, we have 5 other tips that will help you get started, thanks to Brent Snow and Sean Murray, Advantage thought leader partners at Ten Thousand Feet, creators of one of our most popular business simulations, Decision Mojo™:

1. Focus on the short-term reward
2. Make it tiny
3. Create an anchor
4. Celebrate success
5. Use the “no alternative” approach

Get the details here: Great decision-makers use the power of habits

If you’d like to see how easy and fun it is to build some Decision Mojo into your organization via the in-person or live virtual simulation, let us know!

One great thing for 05.17.22 – Could you be falling into one or more common decision-making traps? Evaluate a pending decision with the free Decision Diagnostic.