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Chapter 9 of 10

Personal decisions

Where the models fit badly.

Values, not optimisation

Career, relationships and where to live turn on what you want rather than on expected value. A spreadsheet can inform them and cannot decide them.

  • Imagine each option a year later and notice the feeling, then check it against the reasoning.
  • Ask what a friend in this position should do; distance improves judgement.

Regret

People more often regret inaction than action over the long term. That asymmetry is worth weighing when a reversible opportunity is in front of you.