Many times, we often don't trust our own judgment, and small things are like what to eat for our birthday? What gifts to buy and give to someone? I am already hesitant, if I encounter important things in life, such as finding a partner, buying a car, or buying a house, let alone these things.
I just want to choose the best, and I can't make mistakes. However, because of this, I often watch the good opportunities in front of me being taken away. After several painful mistakes, I became more and more troubled about my choice. On the one hand, I am worried that I have not done enough homework and choose the wrong answer. On the other hand, I am worried that if I think too much, I will miss out on good opportunities.
I couldn't find a way to know how to spot the best time. It wasn't until a while ago that I saw an article on how to choose, and I decided to follow the advice and unexpectedly broke through many levels.
In this advice on how to make the best choice, the author introduces a mathematician's theory called the 37% rule.
He said that the better chances will appear in about 37 percent. Therefore, if we have 100 different options for a thing today, browse them one by one, and when we read the first 36, as long as we start from the 37th one, any option that is better than the previous 36 should be grasped immediately.
37 sounds like a lot, but there aren't many options to do to get rid of some that don't meet expectations.
Although the article is full of cases of major decisions.
But I'm not brave enough.
I don't have full confidence in this method either.
So, I decided to start by solving the small troubles that have been bothering me for a long time.
The first thing to try is to choose a gym that suits you.
There are so many different exercise spaces in the market, and I'm just starting to try fitness, and every time I see a variety of equipment and classes, I lose sight of the direction I choose. Although some gyms will provide free trial classes, they are very worried that they will be affected by the salesperson's words and make the wrong decision, so this matter has been stuck.
One day, I thought I could try to use the 37% rule.
So, I narrowed down the number of stores that met my needs to 5-6. 37% of the 6 rooms means that as long as I look at the two rooms, starting from the third room, as long as it is better than the first two, I can make a decision.
In the end, I managed to find my own gym in the fourth room, and I have continued to exercise to this day.
Later, in some of the less faithful things, no matter how big or small, I took the 37% rule to heart. Some issues have been successfully resolved, while others are still waiting for the final result.
However, since I used this method, I have broken through the demons of many choices.
For the mathematician who invented the rule of 37%, there may be a lot of statistical, scientific thinking behind it. But for me, it's more like a stop-loss point to rely on.
Sometimes a decision is made, and perhaps timing is more important than choice. As long as the initial choice is not the worst, but is adjusted according to the situation afterwards, the outcome will be better. But in the past, I often thought that if I thought and searched a lot, I could wait for the best opportunity to appear. The longer you wait, the less courage you have to make a decision.
This rule is like a mental law, telling yourself, you have done your homework, don't hesitate, just make a choice!