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How to make rational decisions
The role of biases in decision-making
The impact of social norms on decision-making
3. Let go of the need to be right.
To always have the need to right is to be engulfed by our ego. Anyone can survive a bad idea, stupid mistake or dumb decision as long as we don't cling to the need to be right every time. Every inspiration or idea that comes to your mind might not be right.
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2. Adopt a bias towards action.
All successful people have attributed their success to taking actions. Stop waiting for inspiration and motivation. Successful people don't sit around and wait for their muse to come and inspire them to change the world. They just show up and get to work.
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1. You always have a choice
Finding faults and excuses to stay away from success is our own choice. Social and economic conditions can inhibit us from success till a point but after that we have the choice to be successful. If life gives you lemon, you choose if you want to cry over it or make lemonade out of it.
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4. See the world for what it is, not what you wish it could be.
Do not preach to the world about tour ideals or values. No one can change the world by going against the instincts of human. Appeal to the human nature rather than railing against it and you will create something wonderful for the world.
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5. Define success internally , not externally
Success and happiness may go hand in hand but it makes seem happiness as something out there to be grabbed. Challenge conventional definition of success and do something out of the everyone's league. You might ne earning 6 figures but does it reflect your value ? Have purposes that transcends all...
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Let Go of the Need to Be Right
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We can only learn from our observations and hopefully be a little less wrong.
Why we need to be right
The need to be right is part of our culture. Often, we don't just want to be right, we want to be "more right" than someone else. The need to be "more right" is mostly based on fear, uncertainty, our desire to be socially connected, and misplaced intellectualism.
Let Go Of The Ego
Contradicting others does not build good relations, because as soon as people hear contradicting information that is proving them wrong, their logical instincts get shut down and they slide into a fight-or-flight response.
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