ποΈποΈ Eyes Only ποΈποΈGibt es anstehende Entscheidungen, die du wie einen Schneeball vor dir herrollst ?
Wenn ja, Wie groΓ ist der Schneeball momentan ?
Sebastian"The point of maximal rumination": *Do* think thoroughly about important decisions, but don't overthink them. There is a point (the point of maximal rumination), where more thinking does not lead you to new insights. At this point, only taking action brings you forward.
This is something I'm struggling a lot with. However, decision-making is one of the areas where I'm dedicated to make progress in 2019! (6/6)
"The opinion-volcano": Today's society *expects us* to have an opinion towards newest gossip in society, politics, entertainment. Shouting out ever-new opinions without reflecting on them makes us opinion-volcanos, which we should avoid.
"It is ok to have no opinion" was a genuinely new concept to me. (5/x)
"The five-second-no": If you're not able to say "Hell yes!" to an offer/opportunity within five seconds, you're probably not excited enough to follow through. If it's not a "Hell yes" within the first seconds, make it a "No" and avoid the trouble of new responsibilities. (4/x)
"Avoid the wrong things, and the right things will happen": To live a good life, it is often enough to avoid the really terrible things. Get good education, nice people around you, avoid things that are bad for your health. This will decrease the risks of unemployment, depression, alcoholism, etc...
"Limiting the downside" is where the author draws the line to financial investors and I quite like the analogy. (3/x)
I've read "The art of good life" by Rolf Dobelli. In 52 short chapters, it gives entertaining and often useful life advice.
As he explains in the epilog, he draws his ideas from modern psychology (e.g. Kahnemann), value investing (e.g. Buffett) and stoicism. As I'm familiar with all three fields, the ideas in the book haven't been too surprising to me, sometimes almost felt recycled (same problem as his excellent other two advice books!)
