Putting a difficult decision on paper

Sheryl Twitty introduces structured visual thinking as a way to examine choices, assumptions, and values. Her Just Write Way asks readers to make their thinking visible.

Trending Books / November 3, 2026 / 1 min read

More information does not always make a decision clearer. Sheryl Twitty’s How to Make Confident Decisions focuses on the thoughts already competing for attention: fears, preferences, assumptions, and possible next steps.

The author describes using visual maps on paper to separate those threads and consider them deliberately. The central attraction is the modest scale of the practice: a space to think, a way to ask questions, and something tangible to return to as circumstances change.

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