#decision-making

#decision-making

The family is faced with the challenge of appointing a decision-making representative for their mother, who has dementia, without a prior power of attorney in place.

The assumption that difficulty with reading or writing signals lower intelligence or diminished leadership ability is not supported by evidence. Decades of research show little to no correlation between dyslexia and lower general intelligence.

Most of us treat our inbox like a storage unit. We open an email, think 'I'll deal with this later,' and move on. Before we know it, we're buried. People with clean inboxes get that every email is actually a decision waiting to be made. Delete it? Respond now? Schedule for later? Delegate it? They don't let decisions pile up because they know that unmade decisions drain mental energy.

Last year, one category AI absolutely dominated was being an extremely agreeable coworker. While this might sound nice, this can turn into a problem for founders who rely on AI as their only teammate. When your head of legal, HR, and supply operations are all AI agents, unsubstantiated flattery can create costly blind spots. That's one of the reasons OpenAI said goodbye to its " yes-man" version of ChatGPT, and why some AI-powered solo founders are training their tools to push back.

People with obsessive-compulsive tendencies tend to struggle immensely with decision-making. Outsiders looking in wonder why common choices, like where to work or whom to marry, are so challenging for them. Worsening the problem is the proclivity toward maladaptive daydreaming, spending hours on end fantasizing about ideal scenarios. Often, these imagined scenarios don't even entail the full scope of what would be expected were they to exist.

How are marketers making sure the language they use around AI and the experiences they offer prospects and customers are meaningful? After testing hundreds of AI messages with customers and prospects, one truth stands out: Beneath most AI claims is a quiet fear about human value. The lesson is to be specific about business value and how AI supports, not replaces, people.

The car under the dealership's lights is shiny. The salesman is a smooth talker. Your instinct is "This is the right car for me." This is where business people get into trouble, not only with cars, but with hiring and business partnerships. First impressions can be dangerously misleading, and emotional decisions rarely hold up under scrutiny. The car that looks good and is polished is almost always hiding some mechanical failures, rust and poor accident history.