Question

What precautions must you take to make a choice?

Answer 1

Think about how it will help us
Think about how it will affect our future
Think about how the other choice is not good for us...or might be better than this one..

Answer 2

Think about the long term and short term benefits and losses.  Evaluate and then choose the best choice.

Also make sure that you choose the one you like most or  the one you benefit most from...  So you do not repent later.

Check if the choice/option is good, reliable and available to you. Check that you do not land into problems after that.