todays book brief: decisive by chip & dan heath

DECISIVE60-SECOND BOOK BRIEFS

BY CHIP & DAN HEATH

WRAPChip and Dan Heath have written the book Decisive to teach us how to make better decisions with the acronym…

WIDEN OUR OPTIONS

Consider several options simultaneously, asking yourself “is there a better way?” and “what else could we do?” repeatedly throughout the process. Look for solutions that already exist.

Play the devil’s advocate by asking yourself “what would have to be true for this to

work?” for each solution you created. Run small experiments on your proposed

solutions to see if they hold promise.

reality-test assumptions

Try the 10/10/10 technique, where you think about how you’ll feel about this decision in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years from now. Ensure that you are making decisions that will make you successful over time, not just in the heat of the moment.

Attain distance before deciding.

PREPARE TO BE WROnG.

Don’t be overconfident, and create action plans for how you’ll alert yourself before things go too far off track, like David Lee Roth and the infamous brown M&M’s story. 

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