We are all faced with hundreds of choices everyday. Even before you leave your home, you have to decide whether to put the alarm on snooze for 10 more minutes, whether to spend that extra five minutes trying to find two matching socks and what you are going to eat for breakfast.
Most choices you make are relatively insignificant, but, as you will see, some can have consequences so great that you might just want to pause for thought before making any important decisions in future.
If you thought your choice to go for the brussel sprout soup at the Christmas party was a misguided one, it’s time to think again. Compared to the 10 worst decisions made in 2006, any bad choice you might have made this year won't seem quite so bad after all.
The year in review on MSN News
In pictures on MSN News
A look back at the year in which an 18-foot whale swam up the Thames and £800 million was spent on Christmas decorations.
The year in pictures is our selection of the most striking and iconic images of 2006, taking in conflict zones, wonders of nature, sporting heroes, and the lives of ordinary people.
As the year draws to a close, can we honestly say we are any wiser? Of course we can, and if you're in any doubt, here are 10 things we learned in 2006.
Test your current affairs knowledge with our 2006 news quiz. You'll need to answer 20 questions from our trivia database to stand a chance of making the leader board.
A look back at the year's quirky news, from a fear of peas to a Geordie waking up with a Jamaican accent.