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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Quiz
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and WorkChip Heath, Dan HeathWhy do smart people with good information so often make choices they later regret? The Heath brothers describe four traps that lie in wait for almost any decision, and a simple process to counter each one. Intel executives who mentally fired themselves, a rock band with a bowl of candy, and a question that gets a…
Question 1 of 5
What's the trap in a "whether or not" decision?
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Right answer: There's really only one option on the table
"Yes or no" sounds like a choice, but there's really only one option on the table. It's worth looking for others.
Question 2 of 5
You want a friend's view of your plan. Which question, per the book, is more likely to get the truth?
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Right answer: "What could go wrong with this plan?"
The form of a question hints at the answer. Ask so that "no" is easy to say, and people are more willing to name the weak spots.
Question 3 of 5
What do the authors suggest instead of long predictions about the future?
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Right answer: Test the decision in real life, quickly and cheaply
Instead of long forecasts, the book advises testing a decision in real life quickly and cheaply: that's often more useful.
Question 4 of 5
You're struggling to decide whether to shut down your loss-making project. What do the authors advise?
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Right answer: Ask what you'd advise a friend in the same spot
From inside, what matters drowns in habit and feelings. An outside view, like advising a friend in the same spot, makes the key point clearer.
Question 5 of 5
You're taking up running. Which step from the book helps you notice in time that something needs to change?
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Right answer: Decide in advance which signal means "time to change"
Confidence can hide that a decision has stopped working. A signal set in advance, a tripwire, tells you when to stop and think.
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