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Making Wild Life Decisions
- Some life decisions cannot be made rationally due to lack of evidence or calculable outcomes.
- Organizing your thinking around who you want to become helps navigate these wild problems.
Limitations of Economic Rationality
- Economics is powerful but limited in addressing deep, personal decisions involving meaning and purpose.
- Rational economic thinking may mislead us into false confidence about decisions like marriage.
Embrace Mistakes and Uncertainty
- When making big decisions, accept uncertainty and don't overplan expecting perfect outcomes.
- Use experiences, including mistakes, as learning opportunities rather than fearing regret.