If you feel like you're under the gun to make a big decision and are panicking because you don't know what to do, just step outside for a few minutes. Get some distance from the situation and try to see it from another perspective. Once you do, you will quickly see that there is no real rush to make a choice right now at all. You can stall this situation and buy yourself some time to really think things through. Your death-defying deadline may be self-imposed.