Decisive: How to make better choices in life and work

“process mattered more than analysis—by a factor of six.”

What’s in the spotlight will rarely be everything we need to make a good decision, but we won’t always remember to shift the light.

“Superb analysis is useless unless the decision process gives it a fair hearing.”

But the ones who do pay attention reap the rewards: A better decision process substantially improves the results of the decisions, as well as the financial returns associated with them.

The irrationality. When it comes to making decisions, it’s clear that our brains are flawed instruments. But less attention has been paid to another compelling question: Given that we’re wired to act foolishly sometimes, how can we do better?