[Read5for5 📚] How to Make Smart Decisions Without Getting Lucky
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This is Kei and Kazuki from Glasp 👋
We are excited to start Day 4 of the 5 Day Reading Challenge 📚✨ Here are three good articles we choose, so when you finish reading any of them or any article you want, share it on Twitter with the hashtag, "#read5for5"! Let's read good articles together and connect with like-minded people🤝
Today's Reading List 📚
(1) How to Make Smart Decisions Without Getting Lucky
by FS Blog (11 mins)
Learning to make effective decisions is crucial for success in life and business. Mental models shape how we think and approach problems and diverse frameworks and tools can improve decision-making. However, there are many reasons why we fail to make effective decisions, such as unintentional stupidity, wrong information, and using the wrong model. Intelligent preparation involves applying all knowledge at our disposal to solve problems, and understanding how the world works can lead to consistently good decisions.
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(2) How to Improve Your Self-Esteem in 5 Minutes or Less
by Nick Wignall (5 mins)
People with low self-esteem tend to have a negativity bias, so to combat this, one should keep a daily self-gratitude diary. Scheduling an early-morning win can also help build a sense of accomplishment and pride. Lastly, flipping regrets into values can help build healthy self-esteem. Regret is a future-facing emotion that can help motivate us to be better in the future. All of these steps can help improve self-esteem in five minutes or less.
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(3) World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on How to Build Confidence
by James Clear (4 mins)
World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov suggests pretending to feel confident and making aggressive moves to trigger a confident state, even when feeling fragile. Research shows that body language can also increase confidence and decrease anxiety. Confidence can be both the cause and result of actions, and a positive mindset is essential. When feeling uncertain, ask yourself what a brave person would do and let your behavior drive your beliefs.
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