On making decisions

Something that comes up frequently when I’m working with people (and which I’m forever trying to remind myself) is that we use the phrase “making” decisions very intentionally: you do not discover a decision, or calculate it, or measure it, or even arrive at it. A decision is a thing that you make. It’s a creative act. Recognizing that, I think, provides some direction for how to think about creating space for the work of making decisions. It’s less akin to making space for completing tasks or attending meetings, and more like making space for art.