Tag: DecisionMaking
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Reflecting on Daniel Kahneman’s Final Decision: A Contrast with Warren Buffett
What killed Daniel Kahneman, the author of arguably the most popular book on decision-making, ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’? It turned out, his own decision! Most people heard about the passing of one of the greatest thinking minds last year when the Nobel laureate passed away at 90. But, until now, only a handful of people…
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Favorite Prioritization Framework: Eishenhower Matrix
How can you juggle around multiple tasks and still be productive? I recommend using: Eisenhower Matrix. It basically recommends breaking tasks into four buckets based on its urgency and importance (see attached pic). Once classified, Not Urgent and Not Important tasks can simply be ignored. Urgent and Not Important tasks can be delegated. Important and…
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Fogg Behavior Model: AWIP Meetup
Great to hear Divya Shah, S. Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, ashok bania, and Gayathri Badrinath yesterday at Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT) (AWIP) meetup! Also, got to take part in live workshop to design new product opportunity for Fitbit (now part of Google). Biggest takeaway: BJ Fogg‘s behavior model. Where motivation, ability, and prompt needs to…
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Book Review: Predictably Irrational
Book review – Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely Released in 2008, slightly older, but was totally worth it! Few takeaways that you can apply in day-to-day life: 1. When you go to bars to meet girls, take a slightly less attractive friend with you. The likelihood of you being more attractive would increase! This is…