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Think Twice
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Think Twice

by Michael J. Mauboussin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
5h 8m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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CONCLUSION

Time to Think Twice

How You Can Change Your Decision Making Immediately

IONCE ATTENDED a lecture series with a handful of colleagues.The topics, while fascinating, had a distinctly academic and abstract flavor. After the final talk, one of my coworkers sighed, “That was great, but what should I do differently tomorrow?” I’m not sure there was much to do differently the next day. But if the lessons of Think Twice have value, they suggest some very concrete actions.

Before I enumerate those actions, let’s start with what you need not do. You needn’t think twice before every decision. Since most decisions will be straightforward, with clear-cut repercussions, the mistakes in this book will not be relevant. We all make lots of decisions ...

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ISBN: 9781422155547