Decision-Making
A Personality Quiz: Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
The Diagnostic Framework Self-assessment is unreliable when it is based on identity claims. Most people want…
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Decision-Making
Are You a Maximizer? Exploring the Quest for Perfection in Decision-Making
The Perfectionism-Maximization Axis The maximizer is often, but not always, a perfectionist. The two construc…
Decision-Making
The Hidden Pros and Cons of Adopting a Maximizing Approach to Life
The Objective Advantage Maximizers do, in fact, often achieve better objective outcomes. Research comparing t…
Decision-Making
How a Maximizer Approaches Every Single Decision They Make
The Universal Algorithm of Maximization A maximizer does not turn the maximizing switch on for big decisions…
Decision-Making
Analysis Paralysis: The Trap of Spending Days Weighing Pros and Cons
The Mechanics of the Pro-Con List The pro-con list is the most seductive tool in decision-making because it a…
Decision-Making
The Danger of Trying to Predict the Future Consequences of Every Choice
The Limits of Affective Forecasting Human beings are built to predict the future, but they are built poorly.…
Decision-Making
Equipping Yourself with the Tools for Value-Aligned Success in Life
Defining the Architecture of Value-Aligned Success Success without alignment is trajectory without a destinat…
Decision-Making
How to Be Open-Minded Enough to Reach Your Long Term Goals
The Paradox of Open-Mindedness and Strategic Commitment Long-term goals require persistence. Persistence requ…
Decision-Making
Step: Finding the Optimal Amount of Information Before Deciding
Mapping the Information-Gathering Curve Every decision exists on a curve of information utility. On the left,…
Decision-Making
How Much Research and Information is Too Much Before Making a Choice?
Analysis Paralysis: The Cognitive Mechanics Analysis paralysis is not a colloquialism. It is a measurable cog…
Decision-Making
The Goldilocks Rule of Information Gathering for Smart Decision-Making
Defining the Goldilocks Zone The Goldilocks Rule in information gathering states that there is an optimal zon…
Decision-Making
How to Determine the "Optimal" Amount of Research for a Decision
Decision Classification: The Irreversibility Matrix The optimal amount of research is contingent on the type…