How pausing and asking yourself — ”And then what?” — levels up your decision-making skill.
"Consider the consequences of the option you choose:
In 10 minutes?
In 10 months?
In 10 years?
This approach is suitable for handling short-term negative consequences. For example, consider changing the company-wide software ". This is very handy.
I’m glad that you find it handy. Suzy Welch included it in her book, but I tend to use it more frequently after including it in the article.
Looking at different time perspectives really can help us more than it seems.
Thank you for your comment, Dhanesh!
"Second-order thinking focuses on the long-term impact rather than just immediate results." - this is key!
Great article and thank you for including my latest article in your top picks!
Well deserved Petar, great article!
"Consider the consequences of the option you choose:
In 10 minutes?
In 10 months?
In 10 years?
This approach is suitable for handling short-term negative consequences. For example, consider changing the company-wide software ". This is very handy.
I’m glad that you find it handy. Suzy Welch included it in her book, but I tend to use it more frequently after including it in the article.
Looking at different time perspectives really can help us more than it seems.
Thank you for your comment, Dhanesh!
"Second-order thinking focuses on the long-term impact rather than just immediate results." - this is key!
Great article and thank you for including my latest article in your top picks!
Well deserved Petar, great article!