There’s no greater source of renewable energy in the world than when you’re defending your own self-image.
– Shane Parrish: Clear Thinking – Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results
Tag: decision making
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Make your ego your ally
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Check yourself
The scientific literature shows that hunger, anger, loneliness, tiredness, pain, and stress are common “preconditions for poor decision making.” So Shubin Stein uses an acronym, HALT-PS, as a reminder to pause when those factors might be impairing his judgment and postpone important decisions until he’s in a state in which his brain is more likely to function well. This is our seventh technique for reducing avoidable stupidity.
-William Green in Richer, Wiser, Happier