Application

Personal Revelations

I like being able to think and do exercises while reading books, as it applies it into my own life
- Shows the importance of book applications
I’m super intrigued by the concept of Decision-Making, and reading her books has helped me realize how much optimization can be made to such a vital part of our life

The author wants to share her experiences with decision-making by providing ideas and exercises for reader to ponder upon
I think the added exercises in this book made it a far greater read than Thinking in Bets, as the examples had less to do with poker and more to do about general events and metaphors

Practice some of the important ideas
For my next future decisions, I’ll refer to the book’s suggested practices to see if any apply to my scenario
Spending the appropriate amounts of time for different decision
Using different perspectives to gather more data
Emphasizing negative thinking
Reducing bias in decision-making and criticism
The different checklists and practices for decision making in this book
Considering the long-term effects of our decisions
Reframing the way we make “hard” decisions that provide similar options
The various ways to think about and decide on choices
Weighing the probability of decisions

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