Decision paralysis happens when every available option has significant downsides, analysis produces no clear winner, and the mind circles endlessly looking for certainty that never arrives. A structured framework can break the paralysis by providing steps to move through when intuition offers no guidance. This framework works for decisions where the right answer is unclear and staying stuck is creating its own problems. First, write down all the options being considered. Get them out of the head and onto paper. Trying to hold multiple options in mind while weighing them creates confusion. Written down, each option becomes concrete and can be examined separately. Include every option that’s being seriously considered, including the option to do nothing, which is often an unacknowledged contender. Doing nothing means staying in the current situation, and that’s a choice with its own consequences that should be evaluated alongside the active choices. Once the options are written down...