Measure Five Times - Cut Once.
The meaning of the word “decide” comes from the Latin word, decidere, which is a combination of two words:
de = ‘off’
caedere = ‘cut’
The carpenter’s wisdom: ‘Measure twice, cut once’ applies.
The Five Steps to a Good Decision allow us to measure the width, depth, and length of our decision five times before we decide, and cut off other futures.