Decision Making Decision Making by the Numbers 35

Decision Making

Decision Making by the Numbers �� � 35, 000 – Number of conscious decisions adults make per day � 3, 000 – Number of conscious decisions made by children per day � 227 - Number of decisions made per day about food #My. Brain. Hurts

Decision Making A person’s approach to problemsolving, learning from experience, using values to guide behavior and accepting responsibility #Learn. From. Experience

It’s important to understand… #Your. Choices. Matter … that decision making is a process. It is not an event. Making sound and informed decisions is the key to living a healthy life and having more opportunity, freedom, and selfrespect.

Key Concepts �� � Everyone needs a positive role model � Good problem solvers use all available resources � Reflecting on prior experiences and using values as a guide can improve decision making � Anyone can learn to be a good problem solver and accept responsibility � Positive decision making allows individuals to feel empowered, realize their goals, and change unhealthy habits #Let. Your. Values. Be. Your. Guide

Getting Plugged In helps with decision making #Together. Is. Better

Let Your be your guide when making decisions #Be. True 2 You

Everyone Can Learn �� https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=k 0 xgj. Uh. EG 3 U to be a good problem-solver #Jumping. Hurdles

Creating Your Future Story �� #Winning. Feels. Good

My Dream Board can become my reality when my decisions support my dreams #If. You. Can. Dream. It. UCan. Achieve. It

Dream Boards and Career Changes �� What do you want to contribute to the world?

Current Events �� Currently, �� we have to make so many decisions just about the next hour. � What do we do tonight? Tomorrow morning? Tomorrow night? This weekend? � � We have so many options for getting our news? CNN, Fox News, Social Media, Weather Channel, Love Broadcasts � Where do you get your news?

Current Events - Overwhelmed? Minimize Decisions: Plan ahead and taking relatively minor decisions out of the equation. Ex: lay out your clothes for work the night before. Celebrate your choice: Fixed a faucet? Helped with homework? Tell yourself you did a good job! Celebrate you and your families choices. �� � How do we protect ourselves from COVID 19? � Do we go to the grocery store or pick up or delivery? � Face to Face Learning or Virtual +UIL Allow others to help: Don’t know what to cook, let your partner do it! Don’t know the best time to feed the dog? Let the kids research it and assign that chore. Maintain routines: Set up your day so that you have to make the fewest decisions possible. Have rules about certain things: bedtime, shopping

Thank You Counseling and Behavioral Services #We. Are. In. This. Together