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Better decisions
Evidence, assumptions and ways to think more clearly when the answer is uncertain.
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Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
A signal is not an explanation.
Before using a pattern to judge people or customers, ask what it really measures.
Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
Make room between the reaction and the decision.
A short decision note can prevent an urgent feeling from becoming an unnecessary commitment.
Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
Treat excitement as energy, not evidence.
Use enthusiasm to investigate an idea without letting it stand in for demand.
System Maps · Better decisions · 2 min read
Past effort cannot make the next step worthwhile.
Review a struggling project using its remaining costs, realistic alternatives and current evidence.
Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
Ask what would make the advice wrong.
A practical filter for confident frameworks, success stories and business advice.
System Maps · Better decisions · 2 min read
Make the downside legible before calling it a smart risk.
Design experiments around reversibility, exposure and what you need to learn.
Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
Sometimes the next step is a better return to the problem.
Use a deliberate break without losing the context needed to continue.
System Maps · Better decisions · 2 min read
Different teams can be right about different parts.
Combine partial views before choosing a business-wide fix.
Field Notes · Better decisions · 2 min read
Look for the customer who breaks your explanation.
Use contrary evidence to improve a strategy before committing more resources to it.
System Maps · Better decisions · 2 min read
Review the belief that used to make you successful.
Look for assumptions that have become invisible because they were once reliable.
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