{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F1fae684a-c6f7-4f77-897a-d9c5452c4a07","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 149: Making Thoughtful Choices","description":"It can be challenging to make thoughtful choices--whether they're large or small decisions. In this episode, Shannon shares a process that she uses to make decisions and how it helped she and her husband decide whether or not to buy a new car. (Spoiler alert: They decided not to!) This simple process can be helpful in all sorts of situations.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The two important questions that are basis of this process: (1) What problem are you trying to solve as you make a choice? and (2) What are you hoping to gain?\n\u2022 How Shannon and her husband disagreed about whether or not to buy a car because they were coming at it with different goals\n\u2022 How once they figured out what they were trying to achieve, the question became much more clear\n\u2022 The adorable car that Mike decided to wait for: The 2024 electric Volkswagen Microbus\n\u2022 Pressing pause on spending until you can make a thoughtful decision\n\u2022 How this process can apply to any decision, not just financial ones\n\u2022 Separating complicated decisions into smaller components\n\u2022 Applying the process to decluttering projects, like Shannon's bar/cookbook nook that she just decluttered\n\u2022 Another application of this process: deciding whether to take a course\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}