Open Question: Libra Wants Advice Around How To Make A Decision

6 Responses to “Open Question: Libra Wants Advice Around How To Make A Decision”

1. Daemoness says on 8/7/08 at 1:15 pm:
   

   ;Any tips to help a Libra rising make up her mind? ;

   Maybe physically writing down a list of pros and cons? I find that actually writing or typing slows down my chaotic thought processes. Mentally I will go around and around looking at things from every angle and it drives me nuts. Manually listing seems to put a bit of brakes on and helps me look at things more logically than emotionally.

   Otoh the list stuff is a typically Virgonian way of processing that may not appeal to you

   I do have a Taurus Sun though so I never have a problem making up my mind! I use the listing to make myself actually look at if my decision should be reassessed since I tend to make snap from the gut decisions.

   I just had an aha moment since I just posted on the anger subject. I think I need to do my list when I get pissed instead of just reacting. LOL

2. june says on 8/7/08 at 1:33 pm:
   

   Close your eyes, spin around, point, and wherever your finger lands on the list of possibilities is what you do. Then spend the next week agonizing that you can’t do the other thing before actually doing the thing you “decided” to do. If people don’t like it, tell them it’s their fault.

   … Works for me.
   (joking of course… occasionally I can make a decision, having mars conjunct my ascendant and all.)

3. kashmiri says on 8/7/08 at 6:11 pm:
   

   Don’t forget…sometimes you think you’re not making a decision (ie. ’should I quit or should I stay’) and you actually are, by choosing non-action.

4. wyrdling says on 8/7/08 at 6:31 pm:
   

   i think about how _important_ a decision is to me. how attached i am to particular choices. if i don’t value it, i don’t care, and it can go any which way, but if it’s something essential, or moderately important, i’m going to lean on it more heavily.

   which helps prevent letting otehrs walk all over you without being a bitch. but the trick is to be able to get a good sense of what you value and what you need. without that, it’s impossible. so that’s where i usually get hung up in decision making.

   i have a couple aries/libra oppositions…

5. wyrdling says on 8/7/08 at 6:34 pm:
   

   and, i guess my emphasis on personal values comes out of the fact that my libra is in the second house.

6. SaDiablo says on 8/7/08 at 10:43 pm:
   

   I have a stellium in Libra and I pretty much do what wyrdling suggests.
   If it’s not that big a deal to me, I let others handle it how they will (what others want). If it’s moderately important to me, I’ll make a decision or give an opinion with wiggle room (compromise). And if it’s truly important I’ll spend hours, days, or weeks thinking about it and figure out what I would ideally like, if I’ll compromise and how, and what I will not accept (what I want).
   It seems to work out for me at least 80% of the time and might be closer to 90% — I rarely feel railroaded or taken advantage of, nor do I feel overwhelmed by making extraneous decisions.

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