Questioning Alternatives

To make good decisions, we generally need to do the following:

• Identify the decision: recognizing the need to make a decision, and identifying what that decision involves.
• Set our goals: establishing what we want to achieve with the decision...

When you ask yourself better questions, you are forced to think deeply about your tasks and problems and the best way forward.

• Before a task: Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to accomplish? What should I do first?
• During th...

Traditional decision making often follows these stages to get to a single choice or answer:

• We consider a number of choices, discussing the pros and cons of each choice or option.
• If available, we’ll present data for each option.
• We vote for our fav...