I find that the difference between how I make decisions and how people I consider smart make decisions is a difference of first order and second order thinking.

I find that the difference between how I make decisions and how people I consider smart make decisions is a difference of first order and second order thinking. In many ways I got lucky. I chose the computer science major and happened to love it, I became a software engineer and happened to love it. I did not think very deeply about these decisions. It's ironic because my job is to think about the control flow of methods, and the potential consequences that could arise from some current design. I am trying very hard to integrate second order thinking into my decision making process.