How to Decide

How to Decide

Author: Annie Duke

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0593418484

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Through a blend of compelling exercises, illustrations, and stories, the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets will train you to combat your own biases, address your weaknesses, and help you become a better and more confident decision-maker. What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? If you're like most people, you probably make a pro and con list, spend a lot of time obsessing about decisions that didn't work out, get caught in analysis paralysis, endlessly seek other people's opinions to find just that little bit of extra information that might make you sure, and finally go with your gut. What if there was a better way to make quality decisions so you can think clearly, feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive? Making good decisions doesn't have to be a series of endless guesswork. Rather, it's a teachable skill that anyone can sharpen. In How to Decide, bestselling author Annie Duke and former professional poker player lays out a series of tools anyone can use to make better decisions. You'll learn: • To identify and dismantle hidden biases. • To extract the highest quality feedback from those whose advice you seek. • To more accurately identify the influence of luck in the outcome of your decisions. • When to decide fast, when to decide slow, and when to decide in advance. • To make decisions that more effectively help you to realize your goals and live your values. Through interactive exercises and engaging thought experiments, this book helps you analyze key decisions you've made in the past and troubleshoot those you're making in the future. Whether you're picking investments, evaluating a job offer, or trying to figure out your romantic life, How to Decide is the key to happier outcomes and fewer regrets.


Think Before You Look

Think Before You Look

Author: Daniel Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780899571645

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The treacherous sea of pornography is drowning millions of young and middle-aged men. Research indicates that sixty percent of Christian men are addicted to pornography. Most are naive and unprepared as they journey into the attractive but deadly waters. The best approach to helping men with this struggle is to give them strong preventive tools.


Designing Your Life

Designing Your Life

Author: Bill Burnett

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 110187533X

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage • “Life has questions. They have answers.” —The New York Times Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.


Think Before You Act

Think Before You Act

Author: Regina G. Burch

Publisher: Creative Teaching Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781574718331

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Focuses on and teaches positive peer interaction by using motivational readers to teach children the importance of character-building values, while promoting beginning reading skills and strategies.


How We Decide

How We Decide

Author: Jonah Lehrer

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2010-01-14

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0547347480

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The first book to use the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to help us make the best decisions Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate, or we “blink” and go with our gut. But as scientists break open the mind’s black box with the latest tools of neuroscience, they’re discovering that this is not how the mind works. Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of both feeling and reason—and the precise mix depends on the situation. When buying a house, for example, it’s best to let our unconscious mull over the many variables. But when we’re picking a stock, intuition often leads us astray. The trick is to determine when to use the different parts of the brain, and to do this, we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think. Jonah Lehrer arms us with the tools we need, drawing on cutting-edge research as well as the real-world experiences of a wide range of “deciders”—from airplane pilots and hedge fund investors to serial killers and poker players. Lehrer shows how people are taking advantage of the new science to make better television shows, win more football games, and improve military intelligence. His goal is to answer two questions that are of interest to just about anyone, from CEOs to firefighters: How does the human mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better?


Think Before You Think

Think Before You Think

Author: Vikki Ann Bless

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1504305779

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If you live in a world of pessimism and negativity, that is exactly what you get. But if you live a life filled with hope and faith and think about wealth, prosperity, and luckguess what? Youll get those things instead. Vikki Ann Bless knows because shes seen these patterns in her own life. In this playbook to mastering life to get what you want, she shares how to: understand why youre facing unwanted events in life; eliminate unwanted annoyances that take up time; alleviate fears and frustrations that stress you out; and reframe the way you look at life to enjoy better outcomes. After reading the playbook, youll be convinced that thinking about anger, hate, stress, worry, negativity, frustration, and other negative thoughts can have disastrous consequences. Sometimes, the repercussions may seem like accidents or bad luck, but it is often more complicated. Find out why youre facing so many problems, and change your luck once and for all with the insights and action steps in Think before You Think.


Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

Author: Annie Duke

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0735216371

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller, now in paperback. Poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions. Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. For most people, it's difficult to say "I'm not sure" in a world that values and, even, rewards the appearance of certainty. But professional poker players are comfortable with the fact that great decisions don't always lead to great outcomes, and bad decisions don't always lead to bad outcomes. By shifting your thinking from a need for certainty to a goal of accurately assessing what you know and what you don't, you'll be less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in your decision making. You'll become more confident, calm, compassionate, and successful in the long run.


Think Before You Speak

Think Before You Speak

Author: Roy J. Lewicki

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1996-04-12

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0471013218

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Think Before You Speak Think Before You Speak takes you through the entire negotiationprocess in all its variations and contexts, both in business andeveryday life. By preparing you to think clearly and strategically,this invaluable guide gives you an edge that will help you toachieve success while maintaining the best possible relations withthose opposing you. Here's an outline of how Think Before You Speakleads you through the strategic negotiation process: CHAPTER & TOPIC * Overview/Plan * Assess Your Position * Assess Other Party * Analyze Context * Selecting a Strategy * Competition * Collaboration * Other Strategies * Building Collaboration * Resolving Conflict * Third Party Help * Communicating * Legal/Ethical Issues * Multiple Parties * Global Negotiation * Improving Negotiation STEP IN PROCESS * ANALYZE STRATEGIC ISSUES * SELECT A STRATEGY * INITIATE THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS * MANAGE THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS * OBTAIN OUTCOMES AND LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE Practical, authoritative, and comprehensive, Think Before You Speakgives you the tools to handle any negotiation with confidence.


Think before You Think

Think before You Think

Author: Harish Gulati

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1947988980

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Think Before You Think is about why you do what you do. It is about: • why you are happy in one moment, miserable the next and elated in another • why the rich get richer, sick get sicker and lucky get luckier. It is about: • understanding how you live in an artificially created reality • how to exit the matrix, your mind creates by thoughts and emotions • how to find clarity, confidence, and connection in your life and business. Think Before You Think explains why: • it’s not WHAT you do • it’s not HOW you do It’s all about how you THINK and FEEL. ‘It’s not the things in your life, it’s your thinking behind the things that shapes your destiny.’ – Harish Gulati


Think Before You Ink

Think Before You Ink

Author: Nicholas Faulkner

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2018-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1508180822

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This riveting book teaches readers about the importance of careful consideration before getting a tattoo. It addresses the decision-making process in an honest way, asking readers to consider what a lifetime with a tattoo will be like and what the true reasons behind it are: peer pressure, aesthetics, or something else. From there, it covers more practical considerations, such as age restrictions, where on the body they want the tattoo, size, overall design, proper care, and the removal process if necessary down the road. It truly helps readers think before they ink.