#decision making
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“Think of a big decision you made partly on gut feeling and partly on careful thinking. Which one would you trust more next time, and what taught you that?”
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- onHow can I make the tools of dialectical thinking (like Otto Laske’s thought forms) more accessible to everyday people, not just to developmental researchers and coaches?bymetanick...
You could try some of the methods in the book "Metathinking" by Bruno Frischherz and Nick Shannon. You could also look at some of the methods employed by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - See Michaela Swales and Marsha Linehan (both on Youtube).... - Haven Sky Reflections...imported
What makes a belief intellectually sound?
What makes a belief intellectually sound? How do we remain confident in our judgment while preserving a genuine willingness to discover that we’re wrong?
- onHow do we build an AI-assisted operating system that preserves context, decisions, and project history across multiple platforms without turning the system itself into another full-time job?by
I’ve actually been working on something very similar, using ChatGPT and Notion to manage complex workflows, preserve case histories, track decisions, and coordinate information across multiple sources.... - wilfredtr...
When you change your mind because of new evidence, do you feel more free or more lost?
More free. Even if it limits what I used to know, because now I am more in alignment...
beautiful. I love small examples like this. I'm not great at them honestly; I feel very good in relationship to any give context, but I find it hard to name in my life as it feels very much a disposition/orientation to any/all moments. nevertheless...... How much stock do you put in the concept of only taking advice from people that have the kind of life or [insert x quality/trait] that you also want?... - jkeverybody...
When someone in power goes quiet, how do you decide whether to wait patiently or demand they speak up?
In their position, they need to speak up when decisions need to be made quickly and decisively.
- txvagabond...
When someone you trust tells you one thing but your own eyes show another, how do you decide which to believe?
That’s a signal for communication, to connect and resolve. If it is important/urgent/critical enough, you will delay judgement, and seek clarification.... - txvagabond...
Hot take?
Something can be logical but irrational.
Something can be rational but illogical.
What are some good real life examples?
- onWhen a group asks for your input on a big decision, what makes you actually believe they will listen?bySassiebrat67...
What do you mean by "listen" to you? Do you mean decide to follow your advice unanimously, or take what you say into consideration with what everyone else has said, and deciding if your advice fits their goals?... Read the full post - on3 years ago, aNDE changed the way I see the world and the people in it. I became less focused on what people think of me, and more focused on what u think of the people I surround myself with. I made a promise to myself...."When you have a choice, always choose kindness.....even to yourself." Now? I live that promise daily.byKarizzma...
absolutely! I also taught mine that in the end you can only be loyal to one person and that person better be yourself if you want to sleep at night. I've had a lot of sleepless nights and the longest ones are always the ones that keep you awake because of something you did that... - js061256...
From my perspective, worth isn't an inherent property of a thing. It is a relationship between three elements: reality, capacity, and direction. Something is worth what it enables in the direction you have chosen, relative to the reality you are actually in. Start with reality.... - kenofearth...
Granted, but when ideas conflict, evidence is partial, and stakes are real; when under uncertainties, instabilities, time and performance imperative pressures, especially affecting from narrowly scoped and domained interests with power, clarities so often have stowaway costs,... When the Mind Rewrites Reality How Bias Snowballs Grow Into Illusions
We like to think we see the world clearly, like we are noticing what is really happening. But a lot of the time our minds are quietly shaping what we notice and what we ignore.... - JulieI...
Asking more and better questions of the AI too. Most will tell you that they 'don't know' how they arrive at some conclusion or provide an opinion. That is helpful to me as a user. Keeps things in perspective.... Bad Decisions Start with Bad Perception
Bad Decisions Start with Bad Perception Most failures in judgment don’t begin with bad decisions. They begin with distorted perception. Before we talk about awareness, decision-making, or action, we have to talk about what’s happening before all of that — what we notice, what we... - Nay_Tin...
100% it has given me an interesting viewpoint that I take onto sales. Being a DM taught me to anticipate choices and be able to think on the fly in response.... I think one aspect of ease is, this future you're pointing at wants us "all in". It doesn't seem to gel well with any amount of "one foot out the door". I think, "but what will I lose?" when I stay on the fence.... "You know, there are 13 ways of doing anything. 11 of them will work. Just pick one and do it.”
Dennis Hightower, who at the time was head of Disney International. He asked me why I wasn’t doing something, and I responded by explaining the pros and cons of two different ways of doing it. Thoughtfully, he replied “You know, there are 13 ways of doing anything....