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I think the process of making good decisions about "big" things should involve practicing making many more decisions about smaller things and evaluating the out

I think the process of making good decisions about "big" things should involve practicing making many more decisions about smaller things and evaluating the outcome. There are a lot of insightful heuristics from decision making that can make big decisions much better/easier/etc. I don't think people would spend any more time on big decisions if they made faster/fewer decisions with little "value" to gain, if anything I think their habit of making fast decisions would mean they spend less time/worse on the big ones!

ryanklee 4y ago
For sure, sharpening analysis chops is a good reason, but in a world of finite time, and an overabundance of important decisions to make regarding one's life, there's no shortage of analysis fodder to begin with. And no doubt that sometimes it's just nice and pleasurable and interesting to deliberate over anything at all, making small things grand, but it's also good to know when it's actually optional.