The goal is to build or refine a set of mental tools to cope with the realities of life, much as an athlete develops a repertoire of skills to prepare for a game The third and most important step is to mitigate your potential mistakes.
Here, your goal is to recognize the kind of problem you face, how you risk making a mistake, and which tools you need to choose wisely Once you are aware of the categories of mistakes, the second step is to recognize the problems in context, or situational awareness. The first step is mental preparation, which requires you to learn about the mistakes ▪ Intelligent people perform better only when you tell them what to do!” exclaims Stanovich ▪ if you explain to intelligent people how they might go wrong with a problem before they decide, they do much better than if they solve the problem with no guidance ▪ Keith Stanovich, a psychologist at the University of Toronto, argues “Although most people would say that the ability to think rationally is a clear sign of superior intellect,” he writes, “standard IQ tests devote no section to rational thinking.” Smart people make big, dumb, and consequential mistakes ▪ What is particularly surprising is some of the biggest mistakes are made by people who are, by objective standards, very intelligent.
▪ No one wakes up thinking, “I am going to make bad decisions today.” Yet we all make them Here are some highlights and excerpts from the book that I find worth remembering: ◆ Introduction Dry and uninspired style of writing - Smooth style with humouristic and fun parts - 4 stars Too long (more than 500 pages) - short and concise (150-200 pages) - 4 starsĦ.Boring - every sentence is interesting - 4 starsĨ. not difficult to read (as for non English native) - 4 starsĥ. Related to practice - 5 stars - author says "if you define theory as an explanation of cause and effect, it is eminently practical." And that's why I give them 5Ĥ. So this is my assessment of the book Think twice by Michael Mauboussin according to my 8 criteria:ġ.
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The book Think twice by Michael Mauboussin explores how counterintuitive decision making process is and gives us set of suggestions of how to avoid common mistakes during the process of making decisions. No one wakes up thinking, “I am going to make bad decisions today.” Yet we all make them.
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