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A Non-Exhaustive Read On Fighting Decision Fatigue

Being good, making decisions, thinking long--they sap you of the mental strength to do things like, say, read a long piece on decision fatigue. Here's the condensed primer.READ»

Three Self-Delusions That Influence Your Decisions And Productivity

Your brain is constantly trying to betray you, but that's just normal. We ask the author of "You Are Not So Smart" for advice on what to look out for inside our skulls.READ»

Quick Decisions Create Regret, Even When They Are Good Decisions

We routinely regret perfectly good choices--not because of the outcome, but because of our experience of choosing.READ»

Why Keeping Your Options Open Is A Really, Really Bad Idea

People believe that keeping your options open is the best way to ensure happiness and success. But people, as it turns out, are wrong. READ»

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Involving others; the slower, but surer path to good decisions

A Fast Company blog post I wrote a while back, “Going with Your Gut is Not Enough,” generated some interesting online and offline discussions with other entrepreneurs; some of whom differed with my position that making key ...READ»

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Are You Giving Away Your Personal Power?

The moment we allow someone else to make a decision for us, we're giving away our personal power. That goes for remaining silent when you know you need to speak up or not making a decision at all so someone or circumstances make it ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

Encourage your pet pessimist: Do you have a pet pessimist at work?  Good.  Every organization should have at least one. Pessimists matter.  They enhance your decision making and protect your success by balancing overconfident ...READ»

You're not cool - I am. What is cool & finding the cool factor.

I'm a firm believer in the fact that every single one of us thinks that we are in fact "cool". I think, err, know, that I am cool because of the clothes that I wear, my long hair is cool, what I do is cool, how I do things, ...READ»