Most people make bad decisions because they are so certain that they’re right. Together, they make it difficult for you to objectively see what is true about you and your circumstances and to make the best possible decisions by getting the most out of others. The two biggest barriers to good decision making are your ego and your blind spots. Think of every decision as a bet with a probability and a reward for being right and a probability and a penalty for being wrong. If you’re good at course correcting, being wrong may be less costly than you think. Raising the probability of being right is valuable no matter what your probability of being right already is. Arthur Conan DoyleĪ simple question to run your daily decisions through: Will this cost me time in the future or save me time in the future? James Clear Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. It adds valuable information that your analysis might have missed. After you’ve weighed the decision, intuition becomes useful.
The patterns you’ve detected in the past might not apply to the present. Tony RobbinsĪt the start of a decision, intuition is unreliable. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. Shane Parrish ( Source)Ī real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action.
The hard choice almost always makes the future easier. The easy choice in the moment almost always makes the future harder. Shane ParrishĪ simple heuristic to ask yourself: Is this choice going to make the future easier or harder? Shane Parrish Only repeated steps over time in the same direction will move you forward. No single choice will get you where you want to go. Annie Duke ( Thinking In Bets, Amazon book)Įvery choice you make is a step toward or away from the person you want to become. Shane Parrishĭon’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy. If you don’t say yes in the first 5 minutes, say no. Your biography is not your destiny, your decisions are. Good decisions need good thinking, and that requires time. Busy people spend a lot of time correcting poor decisions, so they don’t have time to make good decisions. You can tell how good someone is at making decisions by how much time they have. If a decision is permanent, it’s better to move too slow. Naval RavikantĪ good rule of thumb: if a decision is not permanent, it’s better to move too fast. It drives your business opportunities, relationships, food and water supply, politics, activities, and day-to-day quality of life. The single most important decision you make is where you live. There are basically three really big decisions you make in your early life: where you live, who you’re with, and what you’re doing. Spend more time making the big decisions. When making any major life decision, remember: If it’s not a “Fuck Yes ” then it’s a “No.” Mark Manson Naval RavikantĪ good decision starts with short-term pain and ends with long-term benefits. Matthew Kobachĭon’t outsource your happiness or success to other people’s decisions. A decision today determines who you are tomorrow. You are the manifestation of every decision you’ve ever made. Get our ultimate Peace of Mind Checklist.Īsk yourself at every moment: is this necessary? Marcus Aurelius Most people are either good at thinking with a 10 year time horizon or operating with the urgency of a 10 day time horizon.
Tony Robbinsĭecisions are nothing without execution. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Gary GoodridgeĪ happy, calm, and peaceful person will make better decisions. Some people make bad choices, but that doesn’t make them bad people. Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life. Two things determine how your life will turn out: luck and the quality of your decisions. Marianne WilliamsonĮffective decision-making can be seen as an optimal link between memory of the past, ground-realities of the present and insights of the future. Every decision you make reflects your evaluation of who you are.
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