{"id":3603,"date":"2024-04-21T23:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:51:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:51:02","slug":"decisiones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2024\/04\/21\/decisiones\/","title":{"rendered":"Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week I had to make an unexpected decision. I was faced with a dilemma during the weekend, and for days I kept thinking about it, until Tuesday, when I finally decided to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And just as predicted (thanks Muriel!), as soon as the decision was made I started to feel much better, even though the situation was (and still is) quite complicated. At least I stopped the additional stress and suffering I was causing by running through certain scenarios, hesitating on what to do or not to do, and wondering whether I would regret it afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"3602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/pexels-photo-258510\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?fit=1733%2C1300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1733,1300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"railroad tracks in city\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Railroad tracks forking into several different ways forward\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?w=1733&amp;ssl=1 1733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-photo-258510.jpeg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Searching for quotes on this topic, I found one by Theodore Roosevelt (who's also the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2023\/01\/09\/haz-lo-que-puedas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of my favourite quotes of all times<\/a>), that I completely agree with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.<\/p><cite>Theodore Roosevelt<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How often in life do we get stuck in our doubts and indecision, paralyzed by an eternal \"what if...\"? And what's the point of continuing to feed those recurring thought loops? (This goes back to the topic of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2024\/02\/19\/palabras-intraducibles-overthinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overthinking<\/a><\/em> that we spoke about a few wels ago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally speaking, taking action is a better option, even if we don't have all the answers, even if the result turns out less than perfect; at least, we'll have done everything in our power to make progress towards a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reminds me of another phrase I absolutely love... Unfortunately, I don't know who the author is; I hope they can forgive me for not mentioning them (and I hope the meaning translates well into English):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>- What are you taking for your headache?<br \/>- Me? Decisions!<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esta semana me toc\u00f3 tomar una decisi\u00f3n inesperada. Se me present\u00f3 un dilema durante el fin de semana, y estuve d\u00e1ndole vueltas y m\u00e1s vueltas al asunto, hasta que por fin el martes me decid\u00ed a actuar. Y como bien me hab\u00edan dicho (\u00a1gracias Muriel!), en cuanto me decid\u00ed empec\u00e9 a sentirme mucho mejor, a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2024\/04\/21\/decisiones\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Decisions<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":3602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4990],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiracion-inspiration","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-W7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":452,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2021\/10\/18\/tengo-que\/","url_meta":{"origin":3603,"position":0},"title":"I have to...","author":"binarybea","date":"18\/10\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Una cosa que me propuse para el blog hace unos meses, y que desde entonces llevo cumpliendo, es escribir una entrada nueva a la semana. 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