How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

In this book, Chip and Dan Heath draw on decades of psychological research to explain why we so often get it very badly wrong - why our supposedly rational brains are frequently tripped up by powerful biases and wishful thinking. At the same time they demonstrate how relatively easy it is to avoid the pitfalls and find the best answers, offering four simple principles that we can all learn and follow.

4 Decision Making and Problem Solving Examples in the Workplace

In this article, the author shares on 4 effective decision-making process:

1. Collaborative Decision Making: bringing others into the decision-making process and encouraging them to share their dissenting opinions, so as to find and address the flaws in a particular solution or decision more easily

2. Clearing Out Time to Make Creative Decisions: creating an empty block of space in the schedule to learn or think about specific issues without interruption can be an effective tool for some people

3. Decision-Making After a Break: giving yourself a break can help you be better at solving it when you come back to it.

4. Asking for Advice

How to avoid mindset traps when making decisions

According to West Point assistant professor of leadership and psychology, Mike Erwin, you can avoid mindset traps by doing these six things:

1. Make high-priority decisions at high-energy times

2. Excel at getting input from everyone

3. Resist multi-tasking

4. Avoid analysis paralysis

5. Never evaluate while emotional

6. Unplug from the information onslaught to clear your mind

You can read more about the six things here.

Three simple tips for making better decisions

In this 3 minutes video, Dr. Radha Modgil shares three of her favourite tips on where to start when you’re faced with a big decision.