Big decisions can be paralysing. “Should I change careers?” “Is this relationship right?” “What’s my five-year plan?” Thinking about everything in one overwhelming chunk guarantees stuckness. Micro-decisions work through that by focusing on small, low-risk actions that lead to real information. Why Micro-Decisions Work When you’re stuck in mental loops, more thinking doesn’t solve it. Action does. A single step gives you feedback and feedback is more useful than another week
A busy mind can be a good thing. It shows you are engaged and thinking, but when it gets stuck circling the same problems, it becomes exhausting. That is when simple tools help. A tool is not about fixing you. It is a way to organise your thoughts so they stop piling up in one place. One useful method is Keep / Drop / Adjust, as found in the Endless Mind Journal . Write down three categories: what is working well enough to keep; what is adding nothing so you can drop it; and
