Farsighted
by Steven Johnson
How to make long-term decisions: mapping, predicting, deciding, with the bin Laden raid, Darwin's marriage list and Middlemarch as cases. Thoughtful and literary.
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you face a big decision and want a process.
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you want quick heuristics.
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Three things you will actually use
- Map the whole system.
- Run scenarios.
- Diverse perspectives improve prediction.
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Build a full-spectrum map of your decision's variables.
Our verdict
Deciding long term.
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