 |
Deadlines focus our mental spotlight on a choice. They grab us by the collar and say, If you’re gonna do this, you have to do it now.
|
228 |
 |
Boundaries are necessary because of people’s tendency to escalate their commitment to their choices.
|
230 |
 |
With the right tripwire, we can ensure that we don’t throw good money (or time) after bad.
|
231 |
 |
…tripwires encourage risk taking by letting us create a ‘safe space’ for experimentation.
|
231 |
 |
…tripwires allow us the certainty of committing to a course of action, even a risky one, while minimizing the costs of overconfidence.
|
231 |
 |
When you’ve got multiple powerful parties involved in a decision, compromise is unavoidable.
|
240 |
 |
…bargainers tend to act as devil’s advocates for each other, asking the disconfirming questions that people don’t always ask themselves.
|
241 |
 |
When you can articulate someone’s point of view better than they can, it’s de facto proof that you are really listening.
|
244 |
 |
We can’t know when we make a choice whether it will be successful.
|
250 |
 |
Success emerges from the quality of the decisions we make and the quantity of luck we receive. We can’t control luck. But we can control the way we make choices.
|
250 |
