When making a tough decision, it is easy to become myopic:
Either you invest in index funds or you put all your money in savings
Either you quit your job or you don’t
Either you go out to meet girls at clubs or you don’t do anything
Either you workout 3x / week or you do nothing
At these points, it can pay dividends to consciously expand your scope
Are there any other options you’re not seeing?
What have people in your position done before?
What do your mentors and friends think you should do?
What if you couldn’t do what you were thinking, what else could you do?
When you have only one option, it makes a lot of sense to convince yourself it’s amazing. However, if you widen the road you can take, you can see much more alternatives, with a much higher degree of variance.
When making a tough decision, it is easy to become myopic:
At these points, it can pay dividends to consciously expand your scope
When you have only one option, it makes a lot of sense to convince yourself it’s amazing. However, if you widen the road you can take, you can see much more alternatives, with a much higher degree of variance.