See Clearly, Decide Well
How to make fewer bad decisions and more good ones
Drawn from Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
When You Think You're Thinking
Most of what we call thinking is actually reacting. The gap between those two things determines almost everything.
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The Emotion Default
Emotions are not the enemy of good decisions. But unchecked, they become the author of bad ones.
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The Ego and Social Trap
Two of the most common reasons for bad decisions have nothing to do with information. They are about how you want to appear.
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Default to Clarity
The goal is not to eliminate default reactions — it is to replace them with better ones.
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Building Inner Strength
Self-accountability, self-knowledge, and self-control are not personality traits. They are buildable skills.
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Managing Your Weaknesses
You cannot eliminate your weaknesses. You can build systems that stop them from making decisions for you.
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The Decision Framework
Four steps that, applied consistently, separate good decisions from reactive ones.
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Wanting What Actually Matters
All the clear thinking in the world is worthless if it is in service of the wrong goal.
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