It’s time to stop letting complexity slow you down — Complexity is killing us. Not only are we fighting entropy, but we are also fighting complexity. It is a fight we are struggling to win. Think about this. On a macro level, the great issues of our day, almost without exception, arise from the unpredictable interactions of many moving parts. …

You don’t need to stand out to make progress — What is it about being grey? I mean pretty much every decision you make is to deliver an outcome you see as certain. ​Our choices become binary by definition. It’s either yes or no, or black or white. But, there is a problem here. Our world doesn’t work like that…

How shifting your focus to your decision-making can reduce its impact — We all curse a bad result. And then we excuse it; “It was just a bad decision.” We do the same when the outcome is one we want. We excel at rewarding — or punishing our ego, not for the choice we make, but for the outcome we end up…

Then get yourself free of distractions — The greatest threat to the life you want comes from distractions. Nothing will stop you from playing the long game more than stuff that has nothing to do with what really matters. And today, I want to show you why you need to rid yourself of the unimportant — and…

But, there is way out of the gloom! — Entropy is a concealed force we struggle to understand. In the strict sense of the word, the definition — with its scientific meaning is often beyond most of us. But that doesn’t let you off the hook. The Wikipedia entry makes my point: Entropy is a scientific concept It’s a…

We all have plans, but the randomness of life has other ideas. — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. “Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth” ― Mike Tyson In life, we have dreams, so we make plans to turn those dreams into reality. …

It might seem negative, but it can bring huge upsides… — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. There is a word you can use to save time. There is a word you can use to give yourself more. There is a word, that once spoken can…

Without it, you’ll never know if you’re making too many decisions. — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. It isn’t your everyday question, is it? Do you audit your decisions? It certainly isn’t a question which might come up while you wait for your Zoom meeting to…

How to turn enemies into friends. — Most of us wouldn’t think asking a favour could turn an enemy into a friend. But that is exactly what the Ben Franklin effect does. It uses the approach of requesting a favour to overcome the negative view that person has. Of course, The Ben Franklin Effect is a cognitive…