How To Make Life's Biggest Decisions - Abby Davisson - #603
Abby Davisson is an author, social innovation leader and career development expert whose research focuses on decision making in money management and romance. There are some big decisions we all need to make. What job to take, what city to live in,...
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Summary
Abby Davisson is an author, social innovation leader and career development expert whose research focuses on decision making in money management and romance.
There are some big decisions we all need to make. What job to take, what city to live in, whether to get married or divorced or have kids. Having a prescriptive formula for this might seem impossible, but Abby helped run the most popular course at Stanford on exactly this topic, and today we get to find out what she's discovered.
Expect to learn what the most common biggest single mistake that Abby has discovered in her research, how to use logic in romantic decisions without killing the romance, how to speak to your parents about care as they get older, the biggest mistakes that all people make when it comes to major decisions, if you should get a prenup agreement and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) What’s Wrong with our Decision Making?
(05:02) Making Decisions on Limited Information
(09:52) Principles for Effective Communication
(15:16) The Financial Aspect of Finding a Partner
(23:17) Romantic Decisions in a World of Unlimited Options
(35:11) Advice for Couples who Struggle to Communicate
(39:20) Most Common Life Decision Regrets
(43:47) How to Know if a Relationship Should End
(49:45) Choosing Where to Live
(53:29) Considering Elderly Care
(1:01:01) Where to Find Abby
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