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How I Approach the Toughest Decisions
In many situations, the main impediment to action is the forlorn hope that certain painful choices or actions can be avoided—that the whole long list of hoped-for “priorities” can all be achieved. It is the hard craft of strategy to decide which priority shall take precedence. Only then can action be taken. And, interestingly, there is no greater t
... See moreRichard Rumelt • Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters
While you can't model a once-in-a-lifetime choice, you can model the deliberative tactics of expert decision-makers. These experts aren't just the master strategists running major companies or negotiating high-level diplomacy. They're the novelists who draw out the complexity of their characters' inner lives, the city officials who secure long-term... See more
Riverhead Books • Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
A man I’ll call Ned, the CEO of a multimillion-dollar firm, told me once that his success was based almost entirely on waiting until he had all the data before making any decisions in a new situation. Keep this in mind the next time a catalytic event knocks you out of your identity.
Martha Beck • Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
CHOICES—DECISIVENESS REVISITED Setting priorities requires making tough choices as to what is really important. One reason so many people have such a difficult time getting focused is that they also have a difficult time making decisions: they balk at choosing which items will be left off their priority list. And you must be willing to take items o
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