# Alex Brogan - Most People Suck at Decision-Making (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/35471763) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Alex Brogan]] **Full Title**:: Most People Suck at Decision-Making **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [twitter.com](https://twitter.com/_alexbrogan/status/1730953920946561391/?rw_tt_thread=True) **Host**:: [[twitter.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-12-16]] **Created**:: [[2023-12-17]] ## Highlights - The Inside-Outside View We have a natural tendency to favour the inside view—our own independent solution to a problem that incorporates all of our hidden biases. To make better decisions, we should favour the outside view—one that incorporates the best available data. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhs612wa63ajk6t2703gaayn)) ^642527346 Compare to similar situations. - Devil’s Advocate Position The antidote to confirmation bias. It involves forcing yourself to view a decision from the opposite viewpoint or finding people who disagree with you. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhs64bh48yr0k1r0m4ja1p12)) ^642527486 - Pre-Mortem Involves assuming that your decision has failed and working backwards to determine what the potential causes were. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhs64pearrb0jh9p2sgk2nq7)) ^642527506