Why is it SO difficult to make hard choices?
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Hi friends & new subscribers,
There's some news I've been keeping from you.
At the beginning of this month, I officially handed my resignation letter as an Emergency nurse. I've planned this “quitting my job” for a whole year, and lately, the desire to leave intensified.
So I went ahead and decided to take a break from nursing for now.
It was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make, and so this week, I'd like to talk about this topic: why is it so difficult to make hard choices.
😩 Why is it so difficult to make hard choices?
Have you ever looked back on your Google search history?
My most recent search history looks something like this:
"How to quit your nursing job?"
"Should I quit my nursing job?"
"How to make hard decisions?"
The last question led me to a TED Talk on YouTube by Ruth Chang, and it was the best resource that resonated with me in this whole process.
She talked about why it's so difficult to make a hard decision, and it's mainly for this reason:
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