How to Make Beetter Decisions

摘要

Your Subordinate approaches you with an idea and your immediate reaction is that it's a waste of time and won't work. But a colleague points out that a slight variation of the idea will save weeks of work and make your systems more user-friendly. Why does one person perceive opportunity where another doesn't? How can you keep yourself in a position to take advantage of the opportunities in front of you? Understand that your perception can become distorted. Whenever your mind is agitated—when you're worried, stressed, overworked, frustrated, angry or otherwise upset—you no longer perceive life directly, but through a glass colored darkly.