Decision Making
Danielle Vermeer and
Decision Making
An entire metric of thought which is both impactful but also ignored
Taste – or lack of it – is the silent metric that permeates absolutely everything we create, and which has a far bigger bearing on success or failure than we’d care to admit.
The ability to intuitively discern the intrinsic harmony within something.
nature is intrinsically harmonious
how can you cultivate taste?
elevate your cultural diet so you can elevate your taste —> genre crossing ability.
View appreciation as a general skill
by learning to appreciate we learn to discern. by discerning we learn to decide. by deciding we learn to strategise.
“If you're ever wondering what is the right decision, ‘Should I do this, or should I do that? Should I live here, or should I live there? Should I take this job or that job?’ that just the act of choosing one and wholeheartedly committing to it makes your choice the best choice. It is your commitment itself that can make any choice the right choice... See more
-Derek Sivers
A way to prop up this kind of humility is to keep score. Use a decision journal. Write in your own words what you think will happen and why before a decision. Refer back to it later. See if you were right, and for the right reasons (think Bill Belichick’s famous 4th down decision against Indianapolis in 2009 which summarizes to: good decision,... See more
SAM H INKIE 3 6 0 1 S O U T H B R O A D S T R E E T
“Honestly, most of running something (team, business, etc). Is locking yourself in a room with a blank spreadsheet and making a simple matrix that simplifies your challenges and objectives, assigning someone as an owner, and setting a few metrics that define success.” - Private tweet from Davis Bell
