When you say “yes” to something, you’re also saying “no” to everything else.
The word “decision” comes from the Latin root, “deciso”, which means “to cut away from.”
Making decisions is scary, because you are always taking a risk – no matter how small. Instead of um-ing and ah-ing and staying in the realm of infinite possibility, you are boldly creating the future.
What I often misunderstand here is that saying “yes” to something doesn’t mean I’m saying “no” to everything else FOREVER. I can decide how long my “no” lasts for.
For example, I often want to read a book, but I also want to listen to music, and I also know the house needs hoovering, and about seven other things…
Whatever I choose to do, I’m choosing not to do the other things. But they’ll still be there later. And that’s okay.
You can’t do everything all at once. Nor do you need to. Pick one thing to say “yes” to for a while and enjoy saying “no” to everything else. This is much better than vaguely trying to do everything and not really doing anything.