Truth 49. Keep a sense of humor
Some older kids were in the habit of offering a young and gullible sibling the choice between a nickel and a dime. Every time the kids did this, the younger sibling chose the nickel, "because it's bigger."
One day, a friend took the poor kid aside and asked, "Don't you know that a dime's worth more than a nickel?"
The kid answered, "Yeah, but if I picked the dime they'd stop doing it!"29
Decisions can be complex and stressful, but always try to approach decision making with a healthy sense of humor. If you take your decisions too seriously, you may tend to overanalyze and procrastinate, which could erode your ability to make a good decision.
Don't let the magnitude of the decision overwhelm you. Sure, a decision ...
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