Decision-Making

Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish STOP! This is a moment when you need to think. The goal: to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgment is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly. The space between stimulus and response is where clear thinking lives. The person who learns how to think clearly ultimately applies more of their overall effort toward the outcomes they want. ...

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown The commitment to doing only the things that were truly important — and eliminating everything else — restores the quality of your work. Give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone. The Essentialist way The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less but better. Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless. ...

The Little Blue Reasoning Book: 50 Powerful Principles for Clear and Effective Thinking by Brandon Royal On perception and mindset Selective perception is the tendency to see the world the way we would like it to be rather than how it really is. The sound thinker suspends judgment and is not unduly influenced by stereotypes, prejudices, isolated experiences, or preconceived notions. On creative thinking Creative thinking is “backdoor” thinking. Convergent thinking focuses the mind; divergent thinking opens the mind. ...