A pre-mortem is examining the patient before it's dead instead of after. It allows you to anticipate sort of where things might go wrong, he says. "When you do a pre-mortem, now you've changed what it means to be a team player"
This episode is packed with wisdom from previous guests on the art of making better decisions.
We discuss the three types of decision-makers, how to control your emotions when making decisions, why it’s crucial to look at every decision differently, the processes for coming to the right decision, and how to learn from your mistakes when you get it wrong.
The guests on this episode are author Ventakesh Rao (
Episode 7), psychologist, author and professional poker player Maria Konnikova (
Episode 89), Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison (
Episode 32), cognitive-behavioral decision science author and professional poker player Annie Duke (
Episode 37), and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lutke (
Episode 41). Transcript: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast-transcripts/tkp-insights-decision-making/
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