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Thought-provoking questions
Before making a decision, don't just ask the obvious questions like "what are my alternatives?" or "what are the consequences?"
Consider instead these questions:
- Why might my belief not be true?
- What other evidence might be out there?
- Are there similar areas I can look for to gauge whether similar beliefs to mine are true?
- What sources of information could I have missed?
- What reasons could someone else have to support a different belief?
- What other perspectives are there?
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The decision making process that Dalio, Buffett and Munger use is:
- Make the most rational decisions you can;
- Look for psychological bias that may have interfered with making a rational decision; and
- Expose your hypothesis to very smart people who have a thoughtful con...
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