【听力】做决定，不能当事后诸葛亮

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NB:  This may not be a word-for-word transcript. Why You Shouldn’t Second-Guess Your Decisions The business of living can be complicated by a particularly exhausting habit: our tendency to question our judgements with the passage of time. What had originally seemed like a clear-cut and soundly-based decision can – after a few weeks or months – come under fresh scrutiny, and inspire intense doubt, regret, shame, insomnia and at points, hurried attempts to reverse a decision. For example, a few months ago, it seemed absolutely right to end our relationship. We had the partner’s faults clearly in view and we were certain that these made any sensible plans for the future untenable. But now we’re no longer so sure. We’ve been on a few dates and they didn’t go too well. We’ve been by ourselves a lot and as we’ve been doing the laundry or walking around the park, we’ve started to remember how funny and clever, sweet and tender our ex could be. We’re wondering whether we ………………………………