So key for making smart decisions is a mindset that actively monitors and is open to shifting tides and new information, one that is acutely aware that the interplay between our environment and its outcomes is ever in flux.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations.
It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.
All things being equal, letting people make decisions for themselves will produce smarter outcomes, collectively, than relying on government planners.
We have to be able to adapt to new situation. It's another form of the definition of intelligent behavior.
Choosing is a creative process, one through which we construct our environment, our lives, ourselves.
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.
Regardless of the magnitude of the decision, our brains make it hard for us to keep the perspective we need to make good choices.
Our everyday lives are filled with complex decisions. We long for simplicity and ordinariness.