There are many people out there that work very hard to do things in the “right” way, but I believe that in the majority of cases, there is no “right” answer. People make choices and decisions all the time that are a matter of judgment, opinions, or values. Their determination is a result of their skills and the information they have available at the time, and very often their choice is a matter of preference, not certainty.

We expend a lot of mental energy unnecessarily trying to find the elusive correct answer. Do yourself a favor in 2021 and reframe your search for “right”.  Because the boss picks “A” over “B” doesn’t mean that “A” is right; it simply means that is the one she picked.

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