I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to Episode 299.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader. I live in the Piedmont

of North Carolina with my family, and through my work, I've helped thousands of spiritually

thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue

so that they can discern their next right thing in faith, in work, and in life.

You're enjoying this podcast, Add Free, because of the generous support of the subscribers to

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where we'll continue the conversation about discernment and decision making for anyone who wants

to move beyond the pro-con list. If you struggle with decision fatigue, with chronic hesitation,

or if you are someone who just needs a few minutes away from the

constant stream of information and the sometimes delightful but also distracting hum of entertainment

while you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing next week we're celebrating a

milestone episode so stay tuned at the end because we want to hear from you.

Today's question, how can we know the difference between a yes and 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 it.

So when you have a podcast about decision-making and discernment,

then any time you see things about that topic,

you stop and make note. Or maybe this is a case of the chicken and the egg. The reason I have a

podcast about decision making and discernment is because I would always stop and take note about the topic.

And of course, that led me to wanting to have a place to put those

notes and to talk about them. Well, either way, here we are. And I continue to collect,

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