Wise Decisions

Think about how many choices you make in a single quarter hour: ten or more, ranging from trivial to ones that could redirect the course of a life. What would change if each of those choices were a little wiser, and the sum of them led to a healthier, more productive, and more meaningful life? This book takes up that question with a practical, hands-on method.

Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices was written by a team of experienced industry professionals. It sets out an evidence- and research-based plan for reaching the strongest decision possible with the information at hand. Its central idea is that good decisions require steady, deliberate effort, so that reason, emotion, intuition, and scientific findings all contribute to how a person chooses.

The guidance is aimed at parents, teachers, coaches, managers, executives, and other business leaders, who make decisions that affect others. It is equally useful for any reader who wants to help the people around them make better decisions, and its lessons are not tied to any particular time or setting.