Now it is no longer a matter of deciding what to do, but of deciding how to decide.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern decisions are less about choosing actions and more about choosing the process of deciding.
- In plain terms
- We focus less on what to do and more on how we decide.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on your decision process, not just the choice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you usually make hard decisions?
- Is your decision process helping or hurting you?
Another view
Sometimes the action itself matters more than how it was decided.
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