A decision-making toolbox can help you avoid the traps of unnecessary complexity. When confronted with alternative concepts or decision-making, I am fond of reminding myself and others to avoid the ...
Logic studies how arguments work, and how ideas can fit together. Decision theory studies how decisions should be made, especially under uncertainty. Game theory considers how we reason strategically, ...
This post is a review of Choose Wisely: Rationality, Ethics, and the Art of Decision-Making. By Barry Schwartz and Richard Schuldenfrei. Yale University Press. 277 pp. $32.50. Rational Choice Theory ...
These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...