Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions by Chip and Dan Heath

Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions is by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. It is a psychology and decision-making book focused on how choices are made and how to approach them more wisely.

Key details

• Authors: Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Book type: psychology and decision-making
• Explores how judgement can be distorted by bias and irrationality
• Introduces a four-step method intended to improve decision-making

Synopsis

Drawing on psychological research, this book looks at the ways judgement can be pulled off course by bias and irrationality. It considers familiar patterns such as overconfidence, favouring information that confirms existing beliefs, and allowing short-term emotions to shape long-term choices, leaving decisions both draining and incomplete.

Chip and Dan Heath propose a four-step method designed to counter these tendencies, from moving beyond agonising over options to strengthening group decisions without destructive politics. Along the way, it highlights how to spot opportunities that might otherwise be missed, using examples that range from a rock star’s decision-making trick to a CEO’s ill-fated acquisition.

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