You could have easily flipped the endings on those two scenarios if you wanted. But things could also go really wrong, and cut your time on this earth short. Things could go amazing, and life could open up to you. You were only 22.Įvery choice is a 50/50. ![]() You delete the text and walk into the street. You think about the 20 jobs you just applied to last week that could call you with a job, you never know. You think about what people would say about you: “Wow, they just graduated with a computer science degree and decide to do that? What a freak.” You think about the look on your mother’s face when she blames herself for your choices. You’ve always wanted to go on a commune, but never got the chance to. You get a text inviting you to go on a commune. Say you’ve graduated university, and one day you’re at a stop light. You made a life decision without regret and got to live a full and happy existence. You live until you’re 83 and die happy.Īll of this happened because you took that random chance, deviated from the set path, and clicked on a link. You always have enough to live comfortably and save, you visit your family for all major holidays, and you have children that love you. While there, you meet the love of your life and move to a farm in Bulgaria to raise goats with them. You wrap up your open bills, say your goodbyes, and head off. You decide to click the link, and register. There are so many other possibilities that are out there for us to explore, but for the majority of people who dare to explore, they let this cloud of regret stain every choice. You retire, start doing the things you want to do, and then you die.Īnd it’s not a bad dream. You work a 9-5, you hate your job, but you know you have to work long enough to make it to retirement age. If you’re a man, nothing really changes, you continue to work like normal. If you’re a woman, you should ideally stop working and raise the family for a few years, if not the rest of your life. You find someone, get married, trade in your bachelor pad and hot rod for a white picket fence and a minivan. Guidelines that tell us to make lifelong decisions before we hit our 20s.That create stigma around changing your major.That tell us that the best life experiences are linear and predictable.įor example, you graduate high school, then go to university. Our society is built on restrictive guidelines. When was the last time you regretted a decision that you were once really excited about? Or made a decision and thought of all the things you could do when it doesn’t work, instead of what you will do once it does? Making Decisions offers an invaluable guide for those who want a better framework for developing, explaining and implementing new ideas.“You could do everything wrong for the next 10 years of your life and be young as f*ck.” - Gary Vaynerchuk Decision-making is revealed as a creative enterprise, not a reductive system. Sharing for the first time the tools he introduced as England selector, Smith’s book captures the immediacy of life at the sharp end, while also exploring frameworks from the top levels of sports, business and the arts. ![]() Whatever the power of data, humans aren’t finished yet. This is a truth that the most successful people know: data cannot account for everything, it must be harnessed with human insight. The best decisions, Smith argues, rely on a combination of differing kinds of intelligence: from algorithms to intuition. Making Decisions reveals Smith’s unique approach to finding success in a fast-changing and increasingly data-reliant world. During his three-year tenure, England averaged 7 wins in every 10 completed matches, better than they have performed before or since. How do you make good decisions amid a tidal wave of information? And how can you improve?Īs chief selector for the England cricket team, Ed Smith pioneered new methods for building successful teams and watched his decisions tested in real time on the pitch.How do you turn a team’s performance around?.How do you spot the opportunities that others miss?.‘An absolutely fascinating book’ THE GAME, The Times football pod For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making – rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success.
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