pt. 1. Introduction: decision making shapes your life
The search for rationality
Why itʼs so hard to be rational
pt. 2. How do you make decisions?: whatʼs your decision style?
Who controls your destiny?
Can you control your emotions?
Understanding your personality profile
pt. 3. Common biases and errors that most of us make (and how to overcome them): how can you be so darn sure about that? coping with overconfidence
Never do today that which you can do tomorrow: the inertia bias
I want it, and I want it now: the immediate gratification bias
Where you end up depends on where you start: the anchoring effect
Iʼll see it when I believe it: the selective perception bias
I hear what I want to hear: the confirmation bias
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? the framing bias
What have you done for me lately? the availability bias
Looks can be deceiving: the representation bias
Seeing patterns that arenʼt there: coping with randomness
Gone is not always forgotten: understanding sunk costs
Keep it simple: the limited search error
Losing your head in the heat of battle: the emotional involvement error
Who you gonna blame? the self-serving bias
I knew it all the time: the hindsight bias
pt. 4. Advice your mother never gave you: clear goals and preferences make choosing a lot easier
Choosing not to decide is still a decision
Decisions are not made in isolation
All decisions arenʼt important
More information isnʼt necessarily better
Donʼt rehash past decisions
Successful people take risks
Itʼs ok to make mistakes, or no one has an undefeated season
Experience can improve decisions, but...
Where youʼre from influences how you decide
pt. 5. An epilogue: summary or why ignorance isnʼt bliss.
