The Behavior Shift Blog
The Most "Dangerous" Decisions Often Feel Urgent
Some decisions arrive politely. They give you time to think, compare options, ask for advice, and sleep on it. “Tricky Decisions,” high impact, low difficulty on the decision quadrant, do...
The Most "Dangerous" Decisions Often Feel Urgent
Some decisions arrive politely. They give you time to think, compare options, ask for advice, and sleep on it. “Tricky Decisions,” high impact, low difficulty on the decision quadrant, do...
The Decision Quadrant: How to Stop Wasting Ment...
Some decisions deserve a long walk, a spreadsheet, and a brutally honest conversation with someone who knows you well. Others deserve about seven seconds or less. The problem is that...
The Decision Quadrant: How to Stop Wasting Ment...
Some decisions deserve a long walk, a spreadsheet, and a brutally honest conversation with someone who knows you well. Others deserve about seven seconds or less. The problem is that...
The Myth of the Fully Rational Mind
Most of us like to believe we are thoughtful decision-makers. We like to think that we weigh the evidence, consider all of the options, and make careful choices based on...
The Myth of the Fully Rational Mind
Most of us like to believe we are thoughtful decision-makers. We like to think that we weigh the evidence, consider all of the options, and make careful choices based on...
Inflection Points: First, it was nothing. Then ...
There’s a moment in chess. It’s quiet, almost invisible, and it’s where the game changes. Not when a queen is taken. Not when the board clears. But just before that....
Inflection Points: First, it was nothing. Then ...
There’s a moment in chess. It’s quiet, almost invisible, and it’s where the game changes. Not when a queen is taken. Not when the board clears. But just before that....
Make it so small, you can’t not do it: The surp...
What if the reason you’re not following through on the habits you care about… isn’t you? In life, it’s easy to internalize the gap between intention and action as a...
Make it so small, you can’t not do it: The surp...
What if the reason you’re not following through on the habits you care about… isn’t you? In life, it’s easy to internalize the gap between intention and action as a...
But First, Imagine You Failed: The surprising p...
It’s three months from now and your project has failed. What happened? It’s an uncomfortable question. But it might be one of the most powerful questions you can ask before starting...
But First, Imagine You Failed: The surprising p...
It’s three months from now and your project has failed. What happened? It’s an uncomfortable question. But it might be one of the most powerful questions you can ask before starting...