For centuries, economics was built on a clean, mathematical premise: people make rational choices. They weigh costs and benefits, analyze risks, and select the option that maximizes their utility. It ...
Remember that kitchen drawer you finally organized last spring? The one filled with old takeout menus, mystery keys and enough loose change to buy a house? There's a junk drawer just like it in your ...
Many of us worry, We fear bad things that might happen, but we don't take control of one factor that could actually reduce bad events: our decisions. In this post, I'll teach you several models that ...
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How to Stop Making Bad Decisions
I saw the funniest sign, but it wasn't funny for long because I started to think about it. Suddenly, the humor melted away. The sign read: "Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is, ...
These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...
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