By Kat Tretina — 2021
If you’re in high school, guidance counselors, teachers and other well-meaning adults have likely told you—repeatedly—that you need to attend college to earn a good living. But is a college degree worth it?
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We know that high levels of stress hurt our mental health.
Nothing can prepare you for the immense number of complicated, sometimes life-or-death decisions the disease forces you to make about your own treatment.
I had just learned I carry a genetic mutation that puts me at an incredibly high risk for a rare stomach cancer.
A sage piece of advice I’d gotten once was to never make any big life decision in an emotional state. Always give yourself time. But what happens when you don’t have time? No person with cancer has the luxury of time. I sure didn’t. So what happens then?
Here are five steps to guide you in becoming a partner with your doctor in determining and guiding your cancer treatment.
Your cancer care team will teach you about your treatment options. But, there’s lots of information about cancer treatments available from other sources, too. There’s also a lot of misinformation out there.
As the world becomes more complex, making decisions becomes harder. Is it best to depend on careful analysis or to trust your gut?
Aside from basic needs, your financial priorities are up to you. Resist short-termism by keeping in mind your values and goals.
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Success stems from an accumulation of wise choices. But consistently making good decisions and sound judgments in a frenetic world is challenging. These 11 entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share their steps to improve your decision making today.
Understanding strategies such as maximizing vs. satisficing, fast versus slow thinking, and factors such as risk tolerance and choice overload, can lead to better outcomes.