Better Decisions

We discuss various frameworks, tips and tricks for how you can make better decisions. Show Notes 02:15 - How Pres. Obama prioritized his decision making 04:40 - How your mood and environment can affect your decisions 08:00 - Why we make bad decisions 11:00 - Darren cheating at the lottery & chimpanzees caring about fairness :) 16:00 - Darren, Ian & March share stories about big move decisions 23:00 - The power of asking "Is this decision reversable?" 26:00 - March talks about the limits of pros and cons lists and how to change the frame of how you make decisions 31:39 - Are there some decisions you can't optimize for? How do we deal with decisions with more than one right answer? 36:25 - Darren's shares what he learned from Ray Dalio's 'Principles' & Malcom Gladwell's 'Blink' 44:40 - Ian talks about how 'first principles thinking' has helped him make better decisions 52:00 - Why you should use a decision making framework that aligns with your values rather than the 'perfect' decision 54:00 - March explains the 3 possible outcomes framework and roleplays how to use it with Ian 59:35 - Ian explains the clarifying questions framework - such as 'What would it be like if it was easy?' 1:05:00 - March explains the rational decision making framework and what it is and isn't good for 1:11:00 - The power of asking other people about their experience - March teases a future episode on mentorship 1:13:00 - 'What would you say to a friend?' method of decision making 1:15:00 - Experiments the guys are going to try and report back on Mentions 📖 Book: Ray Dalio's 'Principles' 📖 Book: Malcom Gladwell's 'Blink' 📃 Essay: Aristotle and the Importance of First Principles 📃 Essay: By Asking Himself This 9-Word Question, Tim Ferriss Changed His Life 📃 Essay: The Rational Decision Making Framework