This is part 3 in a series of 3 on critical thinking (Part 1 and Part 2).
It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. – Jim Rohn
Articles
5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making – here are five techniques to help you make smarter decisions
Eight tools for streamlined decision-making – Merlin Mann’s thoughts on eight popular and reliable tools for decision making from Mind Tools
The Fine Art of Decision-Making – 7 tips for getting decisions made easier
The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making – explanation of the PrOACT approach to decision making
Theories about decision errors – 23 theories about how we make errors when deciding
Preparing for Decision-Making Meetings – advice for making your decision making meeting more effective
More time does not create better decisions – quick and simple advice from Seth Godin on the relationship between time and decision making
Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions. – Aristotle
Books
How We Decide – in this book, Jonah Lehrer explains the current neuroscientific research into decision-making. He draws from the real world experience of many deciders and shows how people are taking advantage of the new science to make better decisions.
Smart Choices: A Practical Guide To Making Better Life Decisions – this book presents a process to help you make better decisions in your personal and at work.
Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions -this book is based on observations of humans acting under such real-life constraints as time pressure, high stakes, personal responsibility, and shifting conditions. It presents an overview of the research approach of naturalistic decision making and expands our knowledge of the strengths people bring to difficult tasks.
Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life this book explains how to master the art of ethical decision. It has many real-life examples giving you practical advice to respond skillfully to life’s inevitable ethical challenges.
Books on Irrational Decision-Making – 5 suggested books irrational decision making from the WSJ
Videos
Dan Gilbert On Our Mistaken Expectations
Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?
In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. Theodore Roosevelt
