The Cost of Not Deciding

The true cost isn't failure - it's waiting for perfect

Dear Unlearners,

The most expensive decision isn't the wrong one. It's the one you never made.

I spent half of my life learning this lesson. While you're reading this, opportunities are slipping away. Time doesn't wait for anyone.

We love to talk about decision fatigue. About analysis paralysis. About the weight of choices.

But we rarely talk about the invisible tax we pay when we refuse to decide.

I see it everywhere now. In the meeting that ends with "let's circle back next week." In the email sitting in drafts for days. In the relationship that neither moves forward nor ends. In the career move that's always "after the next promotion."

Each time you don't decide, you're paying three hidden taxes:

• The Mental Real Estate Tax Your brain is like your phone - every pending decision is an app running in the background. They drain your battery even when you're not looking at them. Those unresolved decisions? They're stealing your energy, your focus, your peace of mind. They follow you to bed. Th…