id: 2122,6A
title: The quality of a decision is in the process of making it, not in the outcome.
date: 2021-06-21

The quality of a decision is in the process of making it, not in the outcome.

Decisions must be made with imperfect knowledge; having correct knowledge i.e. future sight will create correct decisions, but since this is not possible, the rigor put into assessing relevant factors and pursuing available information is the basis for a decision’s quality.rD5 Robust process creates better outcomes over time.

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    Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts (New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2018). (See notes.)