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336 pages, Hardcover
First published March 26, 2013
Widen Your OptionsGood advice. In each chapter, the Heaths summarize the relevant research clearly and present strong examples illustrating the principles they describe. They summarize each chapter beautifully in one page with brief hints to the reader.
Reality-Test Your Assumptions
Attain Distance Before Deciding
Prepare to Be Wrong
"Here is our goal: We want to make you a bit better at making good decisions, and we want to help you make your good decisions a bit more decisively (with appropriate confidence, as opposed to overconfidence). We also want to make you a better adviser to your colleagues and loved ones who are making decisions, because it’s usually easier to see other people’s biases than your own.
This book will address decisions that take longer than five minutes to make: Whether to buy a new car, take a new job, or break up with your boyfriend. How to handle a difficult colleague. How to allocate budgetary resources between departments. Whether to start your own business..."