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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work | Chip Heath, Dan Heath
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The four principles that can help us to overcome our brains' natural biases to make better, more informed decisions--in our lives, careers, families and organizations. In Decisive, Chip Heath and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Made to Stick and Switch, tackle the thorny problem of how to overcome our natural biases and irrational thinking to make better decisions, about our work, lives, companies and careers. When it comes to decision making, our brains are flawed instruments. But given that we are biologically hard-wired to act foolishly and behave irrationally at times, how can we do better? A number of recent bestsellers have identified how irrational our decision making can be. But being aware of a bias doesn't correct it, just as knowing that you are nearsighted doesn't help you to see better. In Decisive, the Heath brothers, drawing on extensive studies, stories and research, offer specific, practical tools that can help us to think more clearly about our options, and get out of our heads, to improve our decision making, at work and at home.
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ImperfectCJ
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Most of the suggestions aren't new to me, but the authors lay them out in an organized fashion that helps me see where I have blind spots in my decision-making processes (and that my natural defensive-pessimism style of decision making is already pretty aligned with their recommended process). The book is almost ten years old but the suggestions still feel relevant (even if some of the references are a dated).

ImperfectCJ The book was originally published in 2013, and partway through, they describe an exercise in which you predict the likelihood of an Asian American being elected president in November 2020. Given all that has happened since, it felt very strange to try to imagine how I might have answered this question in 2013. 1y
SamAnne I really appreciated Made To Stick. Have used it in my conservation advocacy for years. 1y
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Desireads

Started this Along with self compassion my Kristin Neff. Self love and awareness on deck!

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InnerSavvy
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For anyone who makes decisions. Helps make good decisions.

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pierresbaptiste
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Any time in life you‘re tempted to think, ‘Should I do this OR that?‘ instead, ask yourself, ‘Is there a way I can do this AND that?

geodynamical_nonfiction I'm curious what else is in this book. :) 7y
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