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Rules of Thinking, The
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Rules of Thinking, The

by Richard Templar
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 15m
English
Pearson Business
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RULE 71

Decide what you’re deciding

Well, duh! No, hang on. Actually it’s surprisingly easy to make the wrong decision by mistake. Usually that’s because we fall into the trap of focusing on the means rather than the end. I worked with someone who was quite sure she wanted to leave her job and go freelance. We had a long chat about it. She was unhappy and felt that working for herself would be a way of avoiding the problems she encountered as an employee. As we talked, however, it became clear that she hadn’t fully considered the implications of being freelance. Once she thought about it, she realised that the insecurity that goes along with freelancing really wouldn’t suit her. In the end she decided the best solution to her problems was ...

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ISBN: 9781292263823