According to [Mel] Robbins, the key to making a good decision is to first cut out the background noise that clouds it.

“There are only two kinds of decisions that we make,” Robbins explains. “We make what I call a noisy decision or we make a quiet decision.

“A noisy decision is the type of decision that most of us make all the time. They are driven by the noise of what’s going on around us. Driven by the noise of fear. Driven by the noise of anxiety. Driven by the noise of pleasing other people.

“And then there’s the quiet decision. And the quiet decision is one where you take a deep breath and you tune out all the fear and all the s**t that everybody else is saying and you go in here [gesturing inside] and you ask yourself, ‘what do I want?’”

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Brech, A. (2020). Do you make noisy or quiet decisions? Here’s why the difference is so vital. Stylist. https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/quiet-noisy-decisions-life-advice-tips/393224