Decision making is a fascinating subject to me.
How we decide and why we decide one way or another is a topic that is so interesting to me that I struggle to decide on the right book to read.!
We all think we make rational decision. Next time when you step out of a restaurant think if you ate what you wanted to eat or did you overeat? Did you buy more items than what you need from a grocery store?
How about time? - Every day do you decide on how to spend the day , analyze or check during the day if you are spending the way you are supposed to spend it and finish up the day understanding if you spent the day the way you decided to spend it.
Try this experiment for a day and you will be surprised.
Now to the book 10-10-10. When I read it I slept half way through driving - i didn't find the book interesting.
When I am listening to another book Decisive they refer to 10-10-10 . Apparently lot of genius like this book. 10-10-10 is referred in a lot of literature. No wonder I don't know how to decide. Instead of asking you to read the book for yourself let me tell you the shortest summary of this book.
What is 10-10-10?
When you have a decide on anything important think how you will feel 10 minutes from now? How about 10 months from now? Then 10 years from now? and you will be surprised .
Do I need to buy that latest gadget from amazon that is onsale for 80% ? Do I want these clothes that look nice in this store? What about this new job offer?
The answer is to think - How will I feel 10minutes from now with this decision? Will it make me happy?
Most things will never make you happy but everything can make you unhappy (Swamy Sivananda! - me!)
Pros and Cons approach , Rational thinking ,Irrational thinking, Collecting information and all other process works in conjunction with ensuring we distance ourselves from the process.
Put another way - What will you ask your friend to do? is a strategy which also helps to distance you from the decision that needs to be taken.
Forget the tamil song - 5-5-5 go for 10-10-10
Keep Learning
Sivakumar Manikanteswaran
How we decide and why we decide one way or another is a topic that is so interesting to me that I struggle to decide on the right book to read.!
We all think we make rational decision. Next time when you step out of a restaurant think if you ate what you wanted to eat or did you overeat? Did you buy more items than what you need from a grocery store?
How about time? - Every day do you decide on how to spend the day , analyze or check during the day if you are spending the way you are supposed to spend it and finish up the day understanding if you spent the day the way you decided to spend it.
Try this experiment for a day and you will be surprised.
Now to the book 10-10-10. When I read it I slept half way through driving - i didn't find the book interesting.
When I am listening to another book Decisive they refer to 10-10-10 . Apparently lot of genius like this book. 10-10-10 is referred in a lot of literature. No wonder I don't know how to decide. Instead of asking you to read the book for yourself let me tell you the shortest summary of this book.
What is 10-10-10?
When you have a decide on anything important think how you will feel 10 minutes from now? How about 10 months from now? Then 10 years from now? and you will be surprised .
Do I need to buy that latest gadget from amazon that is onsale for 80% ? Do I want these clothes that look nice in this store? What about this new job offer?
The answer is to think - How will I feel 10minutes from now with this decision? Will it make me happy?
Most things will never make you happy but everything can make you unhappy (Swamy Sivananda! - me!)
Pros and Cons approach , Rational thinking ,Irrational thinking, Collecting information and all other process works in conjunction with ensuring we distance ourselves from the process.
Put another way - What will you ask your friend to do? is a strategy which also helps to distance you from the decision that needs to be taken.
Forget the tamil song - 5-5-5 go for 10-10-10
Keep Learning
Sivakumar Manikanteswaran
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