What is the one best question to ask when you have to choose between 2 very good, but very different, options, A vs B?
Assume:
- Decision is weighty, but not irreversible. Can't "just do both".
- Both hit different things you want. "What do you really want?" doesn't help.
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turns out my friend (and excellent writer, go subscribe to ) wrote this very helpful post just this week: twitter.com/ejames_c/statu
action produces information. i'm at a deadlock. i need to take action. no further analysis helps.
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This week's Commonplace post is about how 'action produces information' is really about the limitations of methods drawn from the field of judgment and decision making.
commoncog.com/blog/action-pr
If you're inclined to use a decision-making framework, you might want to read this.
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The funny thing is that, to me, you are the quintessential example of someone who ‘takes action to produce information’! (Given what I know of your career, that is.)
You must be going through something incredibly gnarly. /sends hug