The very traits that make people smart, such as high standards, deep analysis and awareness of alternatives, can also make decisions significantly harder.

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It's not that they don't know what they want. It's that wanting the wrong thing taught them something they never quite unlearned.

Executives who wait for 90% certainty think they're being careful. But research shows they're being expensive, and boards are paying attention to the difference.

Though I didn’t yet know the word, the decision to call his mother was an example of phronesis, an ancient Greek word usually translated as “practical wisdom.” It refers to the ability to make good ...

Recent defenders of state paternalism argue that traditional objections fail to identify anything distinctively problematic ...

Michael Simon met MacBook Neo. And now realises that everything he knows is a lie. You don’t have to buy the most expensive Apple products, says the Macalope. Because Apple does cheap better than most ...

Ray Dalio stresses the importance of embracing uncertainty and seeking diverse perspectives for smarter decisions in business and life.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in deep trouble. Small wounds are growing into festering boils. Primary players are playing terribly. And […] ...

The filmmakers behind the new unscripted hit explain how the pandemic, the home-ownership crisis, and the state of American identity shaped a show that, on its face, is simply about neighbors fighting ...

Life isn’t like a video game—you can’t reload an earlier save file whenever you make a big blunder. Whatever failures and ...