New Free Book -- Decision Making: The Key to Success in Life and Business
Practical Insights, Lessons, and Examples to Make Better Decisions
As a special gift to my subscribers, I’m making the Kindle version of my new book available to you for free until Friday, June 6th.
Decision Making: The Key to Success in Life and Business is now available from Amazon in print (330 pages), Kindle, and Audible versions. For your free version, go to this link, Decision Making: The Key to Success in Life and Business, and buy the Kindle version for $0.00. This offer expires at the end of the day on Friday, so act now if you are interested.
And, of course, if you prefer to read the printed version and use it as a reference for making informed decisions, you can purchase it. If you prefer listening to books instead of reading them, it is available on Audible.
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To give you a better sense of the decision-making lessons, stories, and techniques in the book, here is the table of contents.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: THE ARCHITECTURE OF YOUR LIFE------------------------------------------ I
ABOUT THE AUTHOR------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV
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CHAPTER 1
THE HIDDEN DANGER OF GRADUAL DECLINE:
THE FROG IN BOILING WATER--------------------------------------------------------------- 1
CHAPTER 2
THE DECISION-MAKER IN YOUR POCKET:
THE POWER OF A COIN FLIP----------------------------------------------------------------- 7
CHAPTER 3
WHEN EMOTIONS HIJACK DECISIONS:
THE CRISIS RESPONSE---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
CHAPTER 4
THE ENDOWMENT EFFECT:
WHY WE OVERVALUE WHAT WE OWN------------------------------------------------------- 17
CHAPTER 5
DECISION DEADLINES:
THE POWER OF TIME CONSTRAINTS-------------------------------------------------------- 22
CHAPTER 6
I’VE BEEN FRAMED:
THE HIDDEN ARCHITECTURE OF CHOICE--------------------------------------------------- 30
CHAPTER 7
EXPERIENCE COUNTS:
LEARNING FROM DECISION EXPERIENCE---------------------------------------------------- 35
CHAPTER 8
WHEN YOU'RE OF TWO MINDS:
NAVIGATING VALUE CONFLICTS------------------------------------------------------------- 40
CHAPTER 9
NAVIGATING THE ULTIMATUM:
UNDERSTANDING HOBSON’S CHOICE------------------------------------------------------- 45
CHAPTER 10
DECISION-MAKING THROUGH THE LENS OF
PERSONALITY TYPE:
UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPES----------------------------------------------------- 50
CHAPTER 11
THE TWO-STEP DECISION PROCESS:
SEPARATING UNDERSTANDING FROM CHOICE----------------------------------------------- 57
CHAPTER 12
CHECKMATE:
THE ART OF THINKING MULTIPLE MOVES AHEAD------—------------------------------------ 64
CHAPTER 13
SEE IF IT FITS:
THE POWER OF DECISION REHEARSAL------------------------------------------------------- 71
CHAPTER 14
AGAINST ALL ODDS:
PROBABILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR BETTER DECISIONS---------------------------------------- 77
CHAPTER 15
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES:
THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF OUR DECISIONS---------------------------------------------------- 85
CHAPTER 16
GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD:
ESCAPING THE SUNK COST TRAP------------------------------------------------------------ 91
CHAPTER 17
“NOWOR NEVER”:
RESISTING THE URGENCY TRAP------------------------------------------------------------ 106
CHAPTER 18
“UCANT HAVIT”:
THE IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL OF THE UNATTAINABLE---------------------------------------- 113
CHAPTER 19
EXECUTING SOCRATES:
HOW GROUP COMPOSITION SHAPES DECISIONS------------------------------------------ 120
CHAPTER 20
DON'T LISTEN:
THE DANGER OF INTEREST-BIASED ADVICE----------------------------------------------- 130
CHAPTER 21
CROSSING MY PATH:
SETTING DIRECTION TO ATTRACT OPPORTUNITY----------------------------------------- 138
CHAPTER 22
WHEN YOU GET TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT:
THE WISDOM IN YOGI’S PARADOX-------------------------------------------------------- 143
CHAPTER 23
DECISION-PROOF:
WHEN DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS FAIL------------------------------------------------- 150
CHAPTER 24
DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE:
WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW--------------------------------------- 156
CHAPTER 25
SPLIT-SECOND DECISIONS:
WHEN TIME ISN’T ON YOUR SIDE---------------------------------------------------------- 163
CHAPTER 26
SOPHIE’S CHOICE:
WHEN ALL OPTIONS LEAD TO HEARTBREAK----------------------------------------------- 174
CHAPTER 27
STUCK IN A RUT:
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POOR DECISIONS----------------------------------------------- 183
CHAPTER 28
PROCRASTINATION:
THE DECISION YOU'RE PUTTING OFF RIGHT NOW------------------------------------------ 197
CHAPTER 29
INDECISION:
WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE UP YOUR MIND--------------------------------------------------- 206
CHAPTER 30
PRISONER'S DILEMMA:
WHEN INDIVIDUAL RATIONALITY LEADS TO COLLECTIVE IRRATIONALITY------———----- 218
CHAPTER 31
BEN FRANKLIN'S LETTER:
THE SIMPLE POWER OF WRITING PROS AND CONS---------------------------------------- 232
CHAPTER 32
THE TROLLEY PROBLEM:
THE ETHICS OF SACRIFICE------------------------------------------------------------------ 240
CHAPTER 33
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON:
SEIZING RARE OPPORTUNITIES------------------------------------------------------------- 249
CHAPTER 34
SIZE MATTERS:
PRIORITIZING DECISIONS THAT REALLY MATTER------------------------------------------- 253
CHAPTER 35
BUTTERFLY EFFECT AND CHAIN REACTIONS:
HOW DECISIONS CONNECT AND COMPOUND---------------------------------------------- 259
CHAPTER 36
BOLD MOVES:
WHEN TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES RISK------------------------------------------------- 265
CHAPTER 37
SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES:
HOW TO AVOID GETTING LOST IN DETAILS------------------------------------------------- 279
CHAPTER 38
CLEAR OBJECTIVES:
THE FOUNDATION OF ALL GOOD DECISIONS------------------------------------------------ 287
CHAPTER 39
INTUITION:
THE HIDDEN INTELLIGENCE IN DECISION-MAKING----------------------------------------- 299
CHAPTER 40
MAKING BETTER DECISIONS WITH AI HELP:
CLAUDE, CHATGPT, AND AI AS DECISION PARTNERS------------------------------—------ 313
CONCLUSION: THE POWER OF DECIDING BETTER----------------------------------------- 328
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Michael