#Ask god about tiny decisions series#

#Ask god about tiny decisions series#

TODAY: What is a big decision or big goal that you have in front of you? Think of tiny decisions that you can make that will move you closer in that direction.įUTURE: As you contemplate making big decisions, contemplate as well the series of small ones that you will take-at least initially-to get going. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh ACTION Just remember that attainable goals are always those that you can break down into little steps by making tiny decisions. “His ‘huge decision’ was often so horrifically overwhelming to contemplate that his day-to-day decision making rarely extended beyond ‘getting to that bit of ice a few yards in front of me.’ ” The authors cite explorer Ben Saunders who achieved a daunting North Pole expedition: 31 marathons back-to-back, 72 days alone.

Breaking it down into tiny decisions or tiny components is the key. And once you make it, you can start moving forward via tiny decisions that will ultimately bring you the desired results. In reality, big decisions come as a collection of tiny ones that resulted in you now having the ability to make that big decision. It just means you believe the best way to achieve those big things is one tiny decision at a time.”Īnd this makes perfect sense because every large project, plan, idea or goal is comprised of a series of small actions, that when linked together give us that big result. “Making tiny decisions doesn’t mean you can’t make big plans or think big ideas. Yet, with the joy of having made a big decision that turned out right, comes the desire of making more big decisions and achieving more. When we make choices that are small enough, as it turns out, they’re effectively temporary and we can change them or fix them if something goes wrong. Instead of making big decisions, the authors’ advice is to make tiny ones, so that we can’t make big mistakes. And then there’s inertia too: the more steam you put into going in one direction, the harder it is to change course.” But if you stop and think about it, “big decisions are hard to make and hard to change,” say the authors of Rework, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.įried and Hansson go on to say, “Once ego and pride are on the line, you can’t change your mind without looking bad. Life seems to be marked by big-decisions that take us down specific paths in which we want to go. From REWORK: Change the way you work forever by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 33 seconds.