Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 3434 answers
Create a specific framework for each recurring decision type.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Weight your criteria and score options systematically when multiple factors matter.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
Spend minimal time on easily reversible decisions and maximum time on irreversible ones.
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.
One-way doors deserve careful analysis — two-way doors should be walked through quickly.
One-way doors deserve careful analysis — two-way doors should be walked through quickly.
One-way doors deserve careful analysis — two-way doors should be walked through quickly.
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.
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.
Deciding in advance what you will do in a specific situation removes in-the-moment temptation.
Deciding in advance what you will do in a specific situation removes in-the-moment temptation.