Want to Make Better Decisions? Learn How to Pause

Barb Nangle
12 min readAug 7, 2020
Image of finger pressing a “pause” button on an audio or video player.
Press “pause” when doubtful or agitated.

If you’re interested in self-development, learning how to pause when you’re distressed is an important and effective tool in changing your ways. I would argue it’s the most effective tool. You can’t use other tools without first pausing to assess the situation. The inability to pause acts like a gatekeeper for all other tools of self-development. Once you learn to pause, it has a cascade effect on your…

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Barb Nangle

I’m a boundaries coach who works with women who focus on what others think and neglect themselves. I've coached hundreds using my exclusive BUILD framework.