How to make decisions (when you cant know the outcome) [86]
Our podcast reached 500,000 downloads this week and we are celebrating by looking back on our decision to start recording together. This led to a discussion about how we make decisions and how we judge success. What would have happened if we hadn\u2019t done this together? And would we have continued if no-one had listened to the first 20 episodes? How do we even judge success, given that we never set a target in the first place?
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\nAlice suggests that one way to decide anything is to ask \u2018does it feel fun?\u2019 Louise suggests that there has to be some kind of reward to keep you going - and sometimes the reward is simply the enjoyment of the process.
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\nWe both agree that (a) your decisions should be guided by what feels good (b) the rewards have to be internal (external validation is less important) and (c) that we shouldn't look for results too quickly; everything takes time to build.
In this episode, we also take a detour into our school days via Alice\u2019s school reports and answer a question from a listener about selling styles - when are we helping people decide and when are we just being pushy?
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