Scoring sheets: Your best friend when you need to make the hard choice! – Cristian Vicas
A scoring sheet is a strategic tool for quantifying actions against standards, aiding in making informed, rational decisions amidst complex, significant choices by bridging emotion and logic, and sometimes even serving as a negotiation aid for optimizing options.
Why using it? Sometimes decisions are taken emotionally but motivated rationally. A good scoring sheet will distill the emotions in actions!
When? This method is highly valuable when faced with significant decisions—those that are challenging to reverse and have long-term implications. It becomes particularly useful in situations where you encounter contradictory signals and multiple objectives that require optimization. It’s ideal for moments when each option presents appealing advantages, yet their drawbacks cannot be overlooked. Furthermore, this method serves as a bridge between emotion and rationality in decision-making. It not only helps justify past decisions but also aids in identifying actions that can lead to satisfaction.
Overall, this tool helps you make an objective decision, clarify why a certain decision is more appealing, and provides you with a ‘negotiation’ tool to fine-tune existing options!
