Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1287 answers
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.
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.
Record decisions, their reasoning, and their outcomes to improve future decision-making.
Setting deadlines for decisions prevents analysis paralysis.
Setting deadlines for decisions prevents analysis paralysis.