Coaching practices for Stop Second Guessing

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I deliberately leave my decisions open so I can back out later, thinking that protects me
• I feel completely sure about this decision, which is honestly starting to make me nervous
• An answer pops into my head instantly and feels so obviously right that I just go with it, and only later do I realize I never actually thought it through
• I feel completely sure about this, and a quiet part of me knows that’s exactly when I’ve been most wrong before
• I’ve been sitting on something easy for two weeks telling myself I need one more data point, and the truth is I already know enough

Practices that may help

1. Treat your decision as more final than it is
   Mentally close off the "undo" option to stop rumination and increase satisfaction.
   Choice Overload, Made Practical
2. Ask 'What am I missing?' before major decisions
   Treat a confident feeling before a high-stakes decision as a cue to check what your competence map is omitting.
   Circle of Competence
3. Notice which system is driving
   Before deciding, ask whether this is a System 1 (snap) or System 2 (effortful) problem.
   Thinking, Fast and Slow, Made Usable
4. Slow down on one-way doors
   For irreversible decisions, invest in deliberation proportional to the downside — not to your confidence.
   The Two-Way Door
5. Move fast on two-way doors
   On reversible decisions, decide with 70% of the information you wish you had — then adjust.
   The Two-Way Door
6. Run uncertainty experiments
   Deliberately leave small things uncertain and observe what actually happens.
   Accepting Uncertainty: The Core Skill in CBT for GAD
7. Commit and stop re-evaluating
   Once you’ve chosen, close the door instead of reopening the comparison.
   Satisficing vs. Maximizing: When “Good Enough” Wins
8. Interrupt the hesitation loop
   Treat hesitation as a signal to launch the countdown, not as information to weigh.
   The 5 Second Rule, Made Practical
9. Execute from procedural memory without step-by-step monitoring
   Trust the automatic version of your skill and resist the urge to supervise each movement.
   Choking Under Pressure, Made Practical
10. Ask “and then what?” three times
    Don’t stop at the first consequence — follow the chain at least two steps further.
    Second-Order Thinking: And Then What?

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