Gain clarity on situations by adding distance before deciding
from Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
How to Apply This
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Think about your decision in different time frames.
How will you feel about it 10 minutes from now? How about ten months from now? How about ten years from now? -
Think about what a clear-eyed role model would do.
With one question—“What would my successors do?”—you can manage to add some distance to the decision. -
Look at your situation from an observer’s perspective.
What would you tell your best friend to do in this situation?
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