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Decision-Making Skills I

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Dataset version: enGram 3.3

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01

 I  want  to improve my decision-making skills.

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I want to improve my decision-making skills.

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my decision-making skills
02

 Can  you  help?

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Can you help?

03

What  are  you  struggling with the most?

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What are you struggling with the most?

04

 I often  get  stuck  weighing options and end up  procrastinating.

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I often get stuck weighing options and end up procrastinating.

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get — got — gotten
05

 Have  you  tried  making a pros and cons list?

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Have you tried making a pros and cons list?

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make — made — made^a pros and cons list
06

No, how  does  that  work?

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No, how does that work?

07

 Can  you  write down the advantages and disadvantages of each option  to help  visualize and compare them?

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Can you write down the advantages and disadvantages of each option to help visualize and compare them?

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write — wrote — written
08

What about more complex decisions?

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What about more complex decisions?

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more complex decisions
09

 Have  you  heard of  using a decision matrix?

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Have you heard of using a decision matrix?

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hear — heard — heard^a decision matrix
10

No, what’s  that?

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No, what’s that?

11

 Can  you  list your options and criteria, then  score each option  based on how well  it  meets each criterion?

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Can you list your options and criteria, then score each option based on how well it meets each criterion?

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meet — met — met
12

What if  you  need  to make a quick decision?

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What if you need to make a quick decision?

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make — made — made^a quick decision
13

 Can  you  set a time limit and gather only essential information  to avoid analysis paralysis?

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Can you set a time limit and gather only essential information to avoid analysis paralysis?

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set — set — set^a time limit^only essential information
14

Any tools  you  recommend?

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Any tools you recommend?

15

 Have  you  tried decision-making apps like Decision Matrix or simple spreadsheets?

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Have you tried decision-making apps like Decision Matrix or simple spreadsheets?

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decision-making apps
16

No,  are  they  helpful?

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No, are they helpful?

17

Yes,  they  help  organize your thoughts.

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Yes, they help organize your thoughts.

18

 Would  you  try them?

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Would you try them?

19

Any lifehacks for better decision-making?

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Any lifehacks for better decision-making?

Patterns
better decision-making
20

 Have  you  heard of the "two-minute rule"?

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Have you heard of the "two-minute rule"?

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hear — heard — heard^the "two-minute rule
21

No, what’s  that?

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No, what’s that?

22

If  a decision  can  be  made in two minutes or less,  can  you  make it immediately  to avoid  wasting time?

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If a decision can be made in two minutes or less, can you make it immediately to avoid wasting time?

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make — made — made^make — made — made
23

I ’ll  try the pros and cons list and the two-minute rule.

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I’ll try the pros and cons list and the two-minute rule.

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the pros and cons list^the two-minute rule
24

Thanks for the advice!

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Thanks for the advice!

25

You ’re  welcome.

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You’re welcome.

26

 Let  me  know how  it  goes!

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Let me know how it goes!

Patterns
let — let — let^know — knew — known^go — went — gone

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