Decision making
You cannot control outcomes, only the process that produces them. This course covers how to decide well under uncertainty, and how to review decisions without being fooled by hindsight.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Process over outcomeJudging a decision fairly.
- 02Matching effort to stakesNot all decisions deserve analysis.
- 03Framing the decisionThe options you did not list.
- 04Working with uncertaintyProbabilities and base rates.
- 05Where judgement bendsThe relevant biases.
- 06Deciding in groupsMore heads, worse process.
- 07When to gather moreThe value of waiting.
- 08Committing and changing courseTwo different failures.
- 09Personal decisionsWhere the models fit badly.
- 10Reviewing decisionsLearning from a small sample.
More mind tests
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Critical thinking
Weighing claims, sources and evidence without either swallowing or dismissing them.
8 questions7 min - Medium
Cognitive biases
The predictable ways judgement bends, and what actually helps.
8 questions7 min - Easy
Psychology basics
What the field actually studies, what it has established, and what did not replicate.
8 questions7 min