I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. You're listening to episode 107.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life. If you struggle with decision

fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream of

information, and is sometimes delightful but also distracting hum of entertainment, you're in

the right place for a thoughtful story, a little prayer, and a simple next right step.

Another thing you could use? Some trusted resources to have on hand when you face decisions

and need perspective. In today's episode, I'll share eight books that I recommend for decision

making clarity. Now, if you've been listening for any amount of time, not one of these recommendations

are going to surprise you. Most of them I quote from often, and you might even be rolling your

eyes at me by the end of this episode. But it seemed fitting to have them all in one place,

and to dedicate at least one episode to some of the books that I've turned to over the years

that have helped to shape my own decision making process, path, and posture. Listen in.

How we make decisions is at least as important if not more important than the decisions we actually make.

That's why when I recommend books for the purpose of helping you make better, more soulful decisions,

they won't focus too heavily on decision making rubrics, or honestly, as you'll soon find out

on decision making at all. That's because my perspective on decision making is less about procedure

and more about posture. So the books that have been most helpful to me over the years

aren't the ones that tell me how to make a list, but ones that help me shape my life as a listener.

Because really when it comes down to it, decisions are all about listening.

In calling and vocation, relationships and conflict, as we choose to stay or to go, to buy or to

sell, to agree, disagree, or chart a new path, all these ultimately lead to a choice. But the choice

is shaped by how well we listen to ourselves, to God, and to one another. How might God be moving

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