The average Brit will make a staggering 773,618 decisions over the course of their lifetime - but will come to regret 143,262 of them, it was revealed yesterday.
The 27 daily decisions usually begin with whether or not to turn off the alarm clock.
From then on other regular calls include choosing what to wear, what to have for dinner, and what to watch on television.
The study of 2,000 adults also revealed Brits can spend up to nine minutes making their mind up - the equivalent of over four hours each day.
Tony Ablewhite of the Puzzler Mind Gym 3D game, which commissioned the research, said: ''Some decisions are easy to make in a snap second - you're not going to lie-in for hours on end deciding whether or not to turn off the alarm clock.
''And you're unlikely to spend a great deal of time worrying about whether to have a shower or bath.
''But when it comes to the evening meal, it'll take a little longer to work out what they want and how to get it.
''Interestingly, Brits will go on to regret at least a fifth of their decisions every single day, perhaps wishing they had chosen to wear something else, eaten a different meal, or phoned someone instead of leaving it to another day.''
Two thirds of people polled admitted on most days they will make the decision about whether to pick up the telephone to talk to someone, or email them instead.
Six out of ten will also conclude whether to ring a family member that day, or leave it to another time.
Meal times present indecision for many, as what to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner are well thought out every single day.
And whether to have a nice cup of tea leaves 39 per cent of Brits dithering daily.
Other common decisions people make regularly include whether to change channel (42 per cent), whether to use the self-checkout when nipping into the supermarket (33 per cent) and whether to complete the day's workload or leave the office on time (32 per cent).
The survey showed on the whole, 54 per cent of Brits consider themselves to be relatively decisive, although 39 per cent claim as the day wears on it gets harder to reach the right verdict.
Two thirds of people claim they often change their minds throughout the day and seven in ten people frequently turn to other people for help on trickier judgements.
Indeed, 55 per cent of people agree that where possible, they actually prefer someone else to make their decisions for them.
Tony Ablewhite added: ''We know it's not always easy to make decisions and having seen that so many of us rely on other people to make decisions for us - we need to get better at making our own minds up.''
MOST COMMON DAILY DECISIONS
- What to wear each day
- What to have for dinner
- What to watch on television each evening
- What to have for breakfast
- Whether to use the telephone or email someone
- Whether it’s time to phone a family member
- Do I really this or can I wait?
- What to have in my sandwich
- Drink tea or coffee
- Should I watch this or change the channel?
- Do I take a jacket or coat?
- Accept or decline an offer of a cup of tea
- Whether to press the snooze button on my phone alarm
- Make a packed lunch or buy lunch
- Shower or bath
- Is the answer yes or no?
- Get a takeaway or cook a meal
- Do I use the self-service checkout or the original check out
- Should I carry on what I’m doing or move on
- Complete your workload or leave the office on time
