26 published lessons with this tag.
Record not just what you decided but why — because your future self will rewrite the reasoning after the fact, and you will never notice it happening.
The most valuable thing to capture is why you chose what you chose. Decisions decay faster than facts — and unlike facts, they cannot be reconstructed after the outcome is known.
When an agent handles a recurring decision you preserve energy for novel decisions.
Agents for recurring decision types like buy-versus-build or accept-versus-decline.
Every decision costs attention and energy — systematic frameworks reduce this cost.
Most decisions you face are variations of types you have encountered before.
Create a specific framework for each recurring decision type.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
One-way doors deserve careful analysis — two-way doors should be walked through quickly.
For most decisions good enough is better than perfect because the search cost exceeds the improvement.
Deciding in advance what you will do in a specific situation removes in-the-moment temptation.
Record decisions, their reasoning, and their outcomes to improve future decision-making.
Setting deadlines for decisions prevents analysis paralysis.
Define good defaults so that the do-nothing option is acceptable.
Every choice to do X is a choice not to do Y — consider what you give up.
Know which decisions you must make yourself and which can be delegated.
Different frameworks for decisions made alone versus with others.
Choose the option you would least regret in five years.
Define in advance what evidence would cause you to abandon a course of action.
Sometimes deciding fast is more important than deciding optimally.
After a decision plays out review whether your framework served you well.
Choosing which framework to apply requires a meta-framework.
When routine decisions are systematized your creative energy is preserved for novel problems.
Use clear criteria to decide what to delegate, what to automate, and what to keep.
Some decisions and responsibilities must remain with you — knowing which ones is a meta-skill.