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  1. When decisions are reversible, speed them up. The biggest risk is dragging your feet. When decisions are irreversible, slow them down. The biggest risk is making the wrong decision.
    • Inertia

      Cognitive inertia also manifests in the form of status quo bias. When making decisions, we are rarely rational. Faced with competing options and information, we often opt for the default because it's easy. Doing something other than what we're already doing requires mental energy that we would rather preserve.

  2. sravivarman.com

    Reversible decisions are not an excuse to act reckless or be ill-informed, but is rather a belief that we should adapt the frameworks of our decisions to the types of decisions we are making. Reversible decisions don't need to be made the same way as irreversible decisions. The ability to make decisions fast is a competitive advantage.
  3. graphite.com

    Once you understand that reversible decisions are two-way doors, you can start to see and use them as opportunities to increase the pace of your transformation, innovation, and learning. Engaging an independent consultant is a great way to evaluate decisions, determine if they're reversible or irreversible, and get insights to guide your efforts.
  4. bradenkelley.com

    Going through a reversible door gives us information: we know what's on the other side. In his shareholder letter, Bezos writes: Some decisions are consequential and irreversible or nearly irreversible - one-way doors - and these decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly, with great deliberation and consultation.
  5. Jun 14, 2023The simple mental model of reversible vs irreversible decisions can help you avoid overthinking and rushing in. Here's what it is, why it's so useful and how to apply it. Most decisions we ...
  6. theceoproject.com

    Apr 25, 2023When it comes to making decisions, or choosing whether to delegate them, you'll always want to assess how risky the issue tied to the decision is. But it's also critical to consider how reversible or irreversible the decision will be.
  7. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    Extensive research has shown that reversible decisions yield lower post-decision satisfaction than irreversible decisions. However, to date, little is known about how decision reversibility affects post-decision satisfaction. Based on regret theory, ...
  8. a3lifedesign.com

    Sep 1, 2024Highly reversible decisions can be adjusted with little cost or effort, while irreversible decisions are hard or impossible to change once they're done. Combining these two factors creates four categories in the Decision Matrix. Depending on which category a decision falls into, you can use specific strategies to handle it:
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