Decide and Conquer: The Ultimate Guide for Improving Your Decision Making, Second Edition

Index

abundance of options, 145-148

accepting responsibility, 109

active inaction, 129-132

adaptation bias, 111-113

example, 111-112

explained, 112

overcoming, 112-113

“agony of defeat,” 112

Allan, Paul, 163

alternatives

evaluating, 9, 12

generating, 9, 102

testing against goals, 123-124

Amazon, 131

anchoring effect

example, 63

explained, 63-65

overcoming, 65-66

Are You a Maximizer or Satisficer? questionnaire, 27-28

Are You a Risk Taker? questionnaire, 23-26

arrogance, 162-164

assessing

decision criteria, 8, 12

decision styles, 19-21

emotional control, 39-41

impulsiveness, 35-37

locus of control, 29-30

maximizers versus satisficers, 27-28

overconfidence, 43-44

personality profile, 45-47

problems, 8

procrastination, 33-34

risk taking, 23-

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