A surprising trick to making hard choices: Try thinking less

Life is filled with big decisions. Should you move across the country? Start a business? Have a baby? Break up?

If you're not sure what to do, Nell Wulfhart has some counterintuitive advice. Don't keep deliberating. In fact, spend less time thinking about it.

In her over 10 years as a decision coach, Wulfhart has helped more than 600 people, from CEOs to artists, make difficult choices. She says nearly all her clients are able to find clarity within an hour of working together.

In her experience, "most people take way too long to make decisions. They get mired down in the analysis," she says.

That's partly due to a fear of regret, Wulfhart says. "Everyone is trying so hard to avoid that uncomfortable feeling." But part of getting unstuck is accepting that some regret is inevitable.