Making Better Decisions With Clarity of Distance
One of the characteristics of modern life is the speed at which change occurs.
With advances in technology and telecommunications, physical and temporal barriers that used to exist a decade ago have now shrunk dramatically and we have entered the age of ‘Instant’, the age of Instagram…
I can now converse with someone, do business, or coach an executive on the other side of the planet almost as if that person was right in front of me and present in my office. The barrier of time and space has virtually disappeared with modern telecommunication.
An important consequence, often underestimated is that decisions have to be made in the instant and their consequences have far greater reach and impact.
The rhythm of life has skyrocketed due to the disappearance of the ‘physical friction’ that used to limit people’s interaction, communication, and movements. Not only that, but our sense of time has also changed.
For a variety of reasons – most of them linked to technological innovation – everything is happening much faster and more things are happening. This fast pace of exchanges comes with a price though; we now need to make important decisions and good decisions faster. We are now tackling more global and complex problems that require greater depth of evaluation and assessment of future consequences with less time available.
While both speed and complexity have grown exponentially in the last 10 years, the time we have available to make decisions that count has decreased exponentially…
Speed vs. accuracy has become one of the determining factors in decision-making.
Of course, there will always be a trade-off between speed and accuracy. It is inevitable…
So, how can we improve our decision-making and avoid making costly errors in our personal and professional life?
Well, one way is to use Clarity of Distance – the ability to see and evaluate a situation more clearly when we are not close to that situation. The more distance we take from a situation, the greater we can see more of that situation. Some people call it the observer effect.
Next time you find yourself in a difficult situation or facing a complex problem, ask yourself the following two questions:
- How close am I to the problem/situation?
- What can I do right now to create some distance between me and that problem/situation that will provide me with greater clarity?
Sometimes it will be to just take a moment to pause, do something else, and revisit the situation/problem at a later stage. At other times, it will involve talking to someone not involved in the situation or problem to get a neutral perspective. Lastly, it may also require you to voluntarily interrupt the flow of time so you can change your own perspective right here, right now…
Often it will require you to detach from the emotion of the situation/problem to get a bigger picture, a more rational view of the situation/problem…
Is that easy? Not always….
Is it necessary? Most of the time!
Can I get better at it? With practice, you will.
In Nutshell:
The way you gain clarity of distance will depend on your situation, the problem you’re tackling and the resource that is available to you. Sometimes, a breakthrough comes just by doing something very simple… But remember that when there is a will, there is always a way…
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