Questions I Ask Myself When Making Decisions
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“What incentives am I creating?”
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“Can (and should) this wait a bit?”
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“Do I stand by this?” / Integrity check
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Am I feeling pressure to act in a certain way?Am I deferring to others, and if so, am I okay with that?Am I feeling particularly tired, angry or upset and is that affecting my decision?If I'm not being fully transparent (which is often justified), am I misleading people about the nature of the unstated information (see the onion test for integrity)? Do I feel uncomfortable about this? (see Question 5).
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"Is this going to mislead people?" or "Am I communicating as honestly as I can?"
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"Imagine I make this decision and end up regretting it. What went wrong?"
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Am I asking the right question? Next to regularly not thinking through all the options I have, I also realize often that I am not asking the question I really care about in the first place
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Do I weigh all arguments/considerations equally or do I believe one argument is 10x more relevant than others?
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title: Questions I Ask Myself When Making Decisions
source: hypothesis
!tags:: #lit✍/📰️article/highlights
!links:: decision-making,
!ref:: Questions I Ask Myself When Making Decisions
!author:: forum.effectivealtruism.org
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Reference
=this.ref
Notes
“What incentives am I creating?”
- No location available
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“Can (and should) this wait a bit?”
- No location available
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“Do I stand by this?” / Integrity check
- No location available
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Am I feeling pressure to act in a certain way?Am I deferring to others, and if so, am I okay with that?Am I feeling particularly tired, angry or upset and is that affecting my decision?If I'm not being fully transparent (which is often justified), am I misleading people about the nature of the unstated information (see the onion test for integrity)? Do I feel uncomfortable about this? (see Question 5).
- No location available
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"Is this going to mislead people?" or "Am I communicating as honestly as I can?"
- No location available
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"Imagine I make this decision and end up regretting it. What went wrong?"
- No location available
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Am I asking the right question? Next to regularly not thinking through all the options I have, I also realize often that I am not asking the question I really care about in the first place
- No location available
- decision-making, rationality,
Do I weigh all arguments/considerations equally or do I believe one argument is 10x more relevant than others?
- No location available
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