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This was a fun read. It doesn’t go in to great depth but it had a lot of concepts that seem obvious once you read them but aren’t necessarily things that you think of. Some great takeaways that I’ll use going forward!
On my Twitter account, I asked how many people have trouble making decisions, and over 50% of people said yes.
I fell in love with Annie Duke's work after I read her last book Thinking in Bets, and I've been eagerly waiting for this book to come out for months. Annie is a former professional poker player who also studies psychology, so her perspective is extremely unique. At first, when I started reading this book, it felt like a lot of repeat information from her previous book, but I was extremely wrong. Annie not only presents a lot of new information, but she provides practical examples of when and how we make decisions, and the physical copy of the book comes with a lot of different exercises to try out.
Recently, I became interested in risk assessment, and it blends perfectly with learning about how to make better decisions. We make hundreds of small decisions a day, and there are opportunity costs to most of them. Then, we have to make bigger decisions about job changes and relationships, which can be extremely stressful. Annie sets the foundation by explaining how we don't have control over the results, but we have a lot of strategies we can use to make the best decisions possible.
I fell in love with Annie Duke's work after I read her last book Thinking in Bets, and I've been eagerly waiting for this book to come out for months. Annie is a former professional poker player who also studies psychology, so her perspective is extremely unique. At first, when I started reading this book, it felt like a lot of repeat information from her previous book, but I was extremely wrong. Annie not only presents a lot of new information, but she provides practical examples of when and how we make decisions, and the physical copy of the book comes with a lot of different exercises to try out.
Recently, I became interested in risk assessment, and it blends perfectly with learning about how to make better decisions. We make hundreds of small decisions a day, and there are opportunity costs to most of them. Then, we have to make bigger decisions about job changes and relationships, which can be extremely stressful. Annie sets the foundation by explaining how we don't have control over the results, but we have a lot of strategies we can use to make the best decisions possible.
Interesting, but boring. Good data points/structure and introduces some mildly thought provoking questions, but nothing new under the sun. Far better books/thought on the subject of making decisions and forging a life for yourself.
informative
medium-paced
Un poco repetitivo, como son estos libros de divulgación, que quieren asegurarse de que te quedes con la idea.
Creo que me llevo buenas lecciones que intentaré poner en práctica con las decisiones realmente importantes que tenga que tomar a partir de ahora. La verdad es que me hizo tomar bastantes notas, que no es algo que ocurra a menudo. Igual releo los resúmenes al final de cada sección, pero como mucho será un libro de consulta y no para releer.
Creo que me llevo buenas lecciones que intentaré poner en práctica con las decisiones realmente importantes que tenga que tomar a partir de ahora. La verdad es que me hizo tomar bastantes notas, que no es algo que ocurra a menudo. Igual releo los resúmenes al final de cada sección, pero como mucho será un libro de consulta y no para releer.
There was a lot of useful advice in here that I either hadn't considered, didn't have a name for, or knew about but could definitely use reminding.
I wish I had taken more notes and done more of the exercises in the book. It would be nice to internalize some of these ideas a bit more.
I wish I had taken more notes and done more of the exercises in the book. It would be nice to internalize some of these ideas a bit more.
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
I suppose this is more geared toward beginners of decision making. I can appreciate its existence, but it was not for me. I listened to the audiobook and found myself skipping around toward the end because the information was too basic and very repetitive. Again, that might make this a better fit for a decision newbie.