
The Next Right Thing
The Problem with Binaries in Decision Making (Best of)
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17 min·May 20, 2025
About this Episode
This summer, I'm re-airing some of my favorite decision making episodes. This one originally aired on October 31, 2023.
How can we know the difference between a yes, an absolutely yes, a maybe, a probably not, and a no. And what do we do with the simple one line advice that doesn't always seem to apply? Listen in.
LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
- Order How to Walk Into a Room
- Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
- The Quiet Collection app
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
- Episode 219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to a Great Opportunity
- Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
- Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
- Download The Quiet Collection app
- Join The Soul Minimalist Substack
- Order a How to Walk into a Room
- Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
- Download the transcript
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