Shane Parrish

57 thoughts in this book draw on Shane Parrish.

Books & sources

• Clear Thinking: The Art and Science of Making Better Decisions · 57 thoughts

The thoughts

• Among these decisions, two types deserve special attentionDecisions & Choices
• Charlie Munger put it this wayDecisions & Choices
• FAIL-SAFELeadership & Business
• I learned three important lessons that dayLeadership & Business
• If the cost of failure is low, and outcomes…The Flight Plan
• It doesn't matter if the previous play was the…Expanding Your Range
• It's not the strongest of the species that survives…Failure & Resilience
• Kahneman told me his favorite rule was never to…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Most people are chasing complexityExpanding Your Range
• SAFEGUARDFailure & Resilience
• THE 3-LENS PRINCIPLEDecisions & Choices
• The four steps to handling mistakes more effectively are…Failure & Resilience
• The great enemy of any attempt to change men's…Expanding Your Range
• The path to breaking bad habits is making your…Expanding Your Range
• The philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once said, "Life can only…The Relationship With Yourself
• The real test of a person is the degree…True North
• There's a word for people who always respond to…Communication & Conflict
• TIPTakeoff Into Chaos
• WANTING WHAT MATTERS Think of yourself as deadLeadership & Business
• We're naturally wired to organize the world into a…Takeoff Into Chaos
• When everyone else is doing something, it's easy to…True North
• While my colleague didn't threaten me physically, he threatened…The Heart in the Cockpit
• And because they're ready, their confidence doesn't crackFailure & Resilience
• Another reason we tend to push back against change…The Flight Plan
• As with anything else, there are better and worse…Expanding Your Range
• Before you begin executing a decision, just so there's…Communication & Conflict
• ClarityGoals, Action & Defining Success
• Commander's intent has four componentsCommunication & Conflict
• Complaining is not a strategyExpanding Your Range
• Defining the problem starts with identifying two thingsDecisions & Choices
• Each moment puts you in a better or worse…Expanding Your Range
• For instance, if you're worried about losing your job…The Flight Plan
• I ONCE INTERVIEWED THE GERONTOLOGIST KARL PILLEMER, author of…The Flight Plan
• In most people's minds, this fear of losing social…Takeoff Into Chaos
• In the final round, they were still only 17…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Making a good decision is about the process, not…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Matrix in book provides a way of organizing your…The Relationship With Yourself
• One reason we resist change is that keeping things…Expanding Your Range
• One way to keep meetings short and avoid the…The Relationship With Yourself
• SAFEGUARDExpanding Your Range
• Similarly, suppose your goal is to drink less sodaExpanding Your Range
• That's easy, he saidThe Mind in the Cockpit
• THE 3+ PRINCIPLEExpanding Your Range
• THE BAD OUTCOME PRINCIPLEExpanding Your Range
• The inertia default pushes us to maintain the status…Expanding Your Range
• The most critical step in any decision-making process is…The Mind in the Cockpit
• The only way to outperform if you're doing undifferentiated…Expanding Your Range
• THE ROOT CAUSE PRINCIPLEThe Mind in the Cockpit
• The social default inspires conformityFriends, Community & Society
• THE STOP, FLOP, KNOW PRINCIPLEExpanding Your Range
• THE TRANSPARENCY PRINCIPLEDecisions & Choices
• To be successful, it's not enough to do something…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Trip wires are forms of precommitment-you commit yourself in…Expanding Your Range
• Warren Buffett has a saying that I often come…The Flight Plan
• We're self-preservingBefore Takeoff
• Whatever decision you're facing, ask yourself, "Is there a…Decisions & Choices
• Wisdom requires all the things we've talked aboutThe Flight Plan