Tactical decisions recur, strategic decisions are one of a kind because, as Heraclitus observed: you cannot step into the same river twice. EDIT: Although exper

Tactical decisions recur, strategic decisions are one of a kind because, as Heraclitus observed: you cannot step into the same river twice. EDIT: Although experience may allow you to recognize earlier situations the are isomorphic ("history doesn't repeat itself but it does rhyme" Mark Twain). One of the key principles I took away from a "Decision Analysis" class was "good decision, bad outcome." I try to separate my analysis of the process from the results.