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Make Better Choices
- Seek good information. Be skeptic and never just assume that what you’re being told is always true.
- Avoid common pitfalls, like making decisions without enough time or information.
- Look at previous mistakes so you learn from them.
- Check in with yourself and ensure that the environment isn’t influencing your decisions unnecessarily.
- Take care of yourself. You are unlikely to make the best decisions when tired or unwell.
- Make time to think. The multitasking and distraction deluge to which we’re subjected every day can undermine good decision-making.
- Analyze well. Not getting the outcome you wanted doesn’t necessarily mean the decision was bad.
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Other Tips For Better Choices
- Be skeptic, meditate, learn from previous mistakes, know what the data and it’s context means, and trust your informed judgment.
- Focus on the quality of information you’re getting, not the quantity.
- Set a time limit for yourself, and ensure you’re not usi...
How to Make Decisions Effectively
- Know and understand the biggest threat to good decision making - harmful emotions
- Decision making is a two-step process: first learning, then deciding
- Synthesize the situation you're dealing with
- Make your decisions
We all make bad decisions
While we may not like to admit this, we all are making a lot of bad decisions, be it our personal lives, careers or in our jobs. Here is what research says about making good decisions:
- You need the right information, not more of it.
- Feelings can be utilized
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