1. The pull to live the next second on autopilot is just too strong; and autopilot is extremely good at its job anyway. (If you know how to play, say, piano, try paying attention to your fingers, watching them move. Whoops, have you missed a tune? There are studies regarding conscious vs subconscious performance in similar areas, and subconscious clearly wins). Seconds amount to minutes, to days, and then the life's gone.
It takes establishing new process to get to a new result, so how do we break from the usual routine and stop bs-ing ourselves? One way I found useful is to think in writing. Just write down your thoughts as they come and re-read, trying to spot mistakes or false conclusions.
2. Another technique I found useful is this. I've been trying to calculate the best solution to any mgmt task I've got. But if there was a way to know the ideal answer, there would be no need in a manager. Therefore, I try to find the balance between the confidence in my solution, the cost of "calculation" it takes to create one (i. e. the time needed to talk to people, to gather and analyze data) and the two parts of EV. I evaluate the negative (risk) and the positive (reward) parts separately as well as in its aggregated form (which is EV).
I'd love to know what's your approach to that is, how do you spot mistakes while thinking and making decisions?
It takes establishing new process to get to a new result, so how do we break from the usual routine and stop bs-ing ourselves? One way I found useful is to think in writing. Just write down your thoughts as they come and re-read, trying to spot mistakes or false conclusions.
2. Another technique I found useful is this. I've been trying to calculate the best solution to any mgmt task I've got. But if there was a way to know the ideal answer, there would be no need in a manager. Therefore, I try to find the balance between the confidence in my solution, the cost of "calculation" it takes to create one (i. e. the time needed to talk to people, to gather and analyze data) and the two parts of EV. I evaluate the negative (risk) and the positive (reward) parts separately as well as in its aggregated form (which is EV).
I'd love to know what's your approach to that is, how do you spot mistakes while thinking and making decisions?
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