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In this episode we look at five lessons from the book 'Left Brain, Right Stuff: How Leaders Make Winning Decisions’ by Phil Rosenzweig. Rosenzweig challenges the assumption that the various biases and heuristics observed by behavioural economis
In this, our 50th episode, we chat with champion ultra trail runner Patricia McKibbin about the extraordinary world of competitive trail running and get some great tips on how to persevere when times get tough.Inspired by Trish's stories? You c
In episode 8 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of perseverance and why it is important for good decision making. Decision making can be hard work - unless we persevere, we risk settling for a poor choice. And having made that decision, we n
In episode 7 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of being reflective and why it is important for good decision making. And also why it’s essential for success in life more generally.WHAT TO DO?You can enhance your reflection by:schedule regul
Heraclitus famously said ‘change is the only constant in life’. We change - as we mature and age - and the world around us is constantly changing. Sometimes we are drivers of change, based on the choices we make. Sometimes change happens to us
In episode 5 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of having courage and why it is important for good decision making. WHAT TO DO?You can enhance your own or your organisation’s courage by:leaving your ego at the doorspeaking less and listening
In episode 4 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of being knowledge hungry and why it is important for good decision making. WHAT TO DO?You can enhance your hunger for knowledge by:reading every day, channel Warren Buffetdeliberately seek out
In episode 3 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of realistic optimism and how it helps us be better decision-makers. SUMMARYRealistic optimism accepts the reality - both good and bad - of every situation, but applies a positive attitude to m
In episode 2 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of purpose and why it is important for good decision making. And also why it’s essential for success in life more generally.WHAT TO DO?You can enhance your purpose by:setting short and medium t
In this episode we chat with Kirsten Siggins and Kathy Taberner, co-authors of 'The Power of Curiosity'. You can find out more about their work at www.instituteofcuriosity.com or follow them on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstensiggi
In episode 1 of season 5, we discuss the attribute of curiosity and why it is important for good decision making. You'll also hear a short excerpt from our interview with Kirsten Siggins and Kathy Taberner - the full interview is available as a
Five lessons from two-time world debating champion Bo Seo's book 'Good Arguments'
In this episode we chat with Dr Patrick Kilcarr, a psychologist and adjunct professor at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and author of the book ‘Leading an Emotionally Intelligent Life’. He covers so many different topics, including ch
In this interview, we chat with Erin Longmoon, CEO of employment company Zephyr Connects, about the process of selecting a new employee or new employer. Erin encourages us not to settle for second best when it comes to choosing a job. Erin also
In this interview, we chat with coach Sarah Burrows. She focuses on helping her clients manage career shifts, and she shares some great insights about her own decision making journey too. Lots of tips for anyone contemplating taking a leap out
In this interview, we chat with personal trainer, physical therapist, Iron Man competitor and all-round nice guy Dr Chris Boettcher about turning our health and fitness goals into results. As well as sharing some fitness hacks, Chris talks abou
In this episode we chat with amazing percussionist, music teacher and author of the book 'How to Get Good', Tsoof Baras. We talk about how, having made the decision that we want to improve at something, we actually see that improvement manifest
This is the final part of a mini-series of three episodes in which we chat with Australian neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark highlights why we should never stop learning, a lesson we live and breathe here at How to Choose! There are no m
This is part 2 of a mini-series of three episodes in which we chat with Australian neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark explains how mirror neurons work, and how essential they are, scientists actually think this is how babies learn to talk
This is part 1 of our interview with neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark shares his remarkable transformation from an angry student whose principal thought he'd end up dead or in prison to a professor of neuroscience. He takes us on a ligh
This episode wraps up season three where we've explored the topic of thinking problems and we've looked at eight different biases that impede our decision making. A heuristic is a mental shortcut that helps us make quick, but often less than op
In this episode we explore the heuristic known as groupthink, we find it hard to resist the pull of the group, and often end up conforming. There are actually two types of group think. Informative influence is when you are the non-expert and yo
Ever find yourself unwilling to give something up, despite being convinced that this is the best decision? You might be suffering from loss aversion.KEY TAKEAWAYSHumans have a stronger emotional response to a loss than to a gain of equal value.
Optimism bias refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of experiencing positive events and underestimate the likelihood of experiencing negative events. An unfounded optimism can actually cause you to choose behaviours that are not
How do you approach decisions or judgements that rest on the likelihood of something being true or the likelihood of something happening? Most of us find it difficult to take into account a critical factor known as the base rate.KEY TAKEAWAYSWh
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