Making a decision means you make a choice about something. You choose to do one thing over another.
Decisions you might make every day
Today you might have decided what:
![Icon of a cup of tea](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_breakfast_bi.png?itok=FDMn7xPp)
To have for breakfast
![Icon of a t-shirt](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_what_to_wear_bi.png?itok=qMNJph4g)
You wanted to wear
By the end of today you might have decided what:
![Icon of a plate with a knife and fork](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_tea_bi.png?itok=-1h-atbt)
Time you have your tea
![Icon of a bed](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_specialist_college_live_at_college_bi.png?itok=M1xNImpA)
Time you want to go to bed
You have made these decisions by thinking about what:
![Icon of a smiling face](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_happy_bi.png?itok=tAzaCLsy)
Makes you happy
![Icon of a heart](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_enjoy_bi.png?itok=Gfo32tdB)
You enjoy
![Icon of thumbs up](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read_icon/public/2020-06/easy_read_decisions_liked_before_bi.png?itok=87DLjrXH)
You have liked before
What decisions do I need to make about my future?
As you get older you may have to make decisions about:
- What you want to do after leaving school - go to college, start work, be a trainee, volunteer, have a daytime plan or be an apprentice
- What you want to do as a job
- Where you want to live
- How you want to spend your spare time
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