The Paradox of Modern Decision-Making and How to Ruin Your Life One Easy Choice at a Time

paradox of decision-making

I’ve been dealing with this decision-making BS for 20 years. Every day on my forum, I get a front-row seat to a special kind of madness. “I can’t succeed!” “I keep failing and can’t earn passive income!” “I give up on entrepreneurship!” And then these failed entrepreneurs reveal everything they’ve “tried” and failed at. LOL. …

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26 Simple Mental Models— Decision Wisdom for Life

26 simple mental models for decision wisdom

I spent four years writing Choose Hard, Live Easy which is filled with over 70+ mental models. And throughout the entire process, one ominous warning from Aldous Huxley echoed in my head: “There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship without tears, …

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Forget “Carpe Diem” or “Seize the Day”—This Is More Powerful…

The Hourglass of Lifespan

The following are modified excerpts from my new book, Choose Hard, Live Easy—the Art of War for Decision-Making, which is now available for pre-order reservations. You’ve probably seen the phrase “Carpe Diem,” or “seize the day,” on an office wall or proudly displayed on a desk. Forget it; it’s worthless. Instead, think Carpe Momentum, or …

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Uncertain Certainty: How to Make Decisions Like a Casino Boss

expected value - uncertain certainty

In life, you always have two choices: to think like a casino mogul or like the chump gambler dropping cash in a slot machine. One lives in a penthouse with a butler, the other in a rented apartment with a landlord who doesn’t fix leaky toilets. Casinos make billions of dollars by mastering one idea: …

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