You suffer from procrastination and you find it hard to make important decisions, this book is for you!In this unique publication on how to make timely and sustainable decisions Felix Sch�rholz presents a life-changing process and methods for decision makers and procrastinators alike. Exclusive, his process is supported by a dedicated tool, the decision timer, an app for your smartphone or tablet, presented here as a world premiere.Developing and drawing on the ground breaking work of Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Dan Ariely, J. Edward Russo, Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Piers Steel and many, many others, Sch�rholz creates a new perspective and process on the way we can improve our decision making by overcoming procrastination, biases and priming.Based on the most recent findings and research in cognitive science, as well as his personal experience as a decision coach and management consultant, Sch�rholz gives advice and offers new insights on how we can make better, more appropriate and more sustainable decisions.The book is extremely practical with over 20 methods that assist you in taking any important decision you might have at the moment.Having prepared this decision you will find a further 20 strategies to improve your decision process efficiency and effectiveness.The book has 95 pictures (including tables).

Tempo is a modern treatment of decision-making that weaves together concepts and principles from the mathematical decision sciences, cognitive psychology, philosophy and theories of narrative and metaphor. Drawing on examples from familiar domains such as the kitchen and the office, the author, Venkatesh Rao, illustrates the subtleties underlying everyday behavior, and explains how you can strengthen the foundations of your decision-making skills."TEMPO is one of the most insightful and original books on decision-making I've ever read..." -- Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND"An uncannily accurate analysis of our choice-making behaviors" -- David Allen, author of GETTING THINGS DONE"Tempo is a highly original and engaging book...In a world where timing is increasingly central to success, this is an essential read, not just for executives, but for everyone."-- John Hagel, co-author of THE POWER OF PULL

The perception of time is crucial for everyday activities from the sleep–wake cycle to playing and appreciating music, verbal communication, to the determination of the value of a particular behavior. With regard to the last point, making decisions is heavily influenced by the duration of the various options, the duration of the expected delays for receiving the options, and the time constraints for making a choice. Recent advances suggest that the brain represents time in a distributed manner and reflects time as a result of temporal changes in network states and/or by the coincidence detection of the phase of different neural populations. Moreover, intrinsic oscillatory properties of neural circuits could determine timed motor responses. This Research Topic, partly an emergence of a Satellite EBBS meeting sponsored by the COST-Action TIMELY, will discuss how time in the physical world is reconstructed, distorted and modified in brain networks by emotion, learning and neuropathology. This Research Topic on Timing contains up-to-date reviews regarding the relationship between time and decision-making with respect to the underlying psychological and physiological mechanisms responsible for anticipation and evaluation processes.

Over the past ten years, there has been growing interest in the process of strategic decision-making among both managers and researchers. Strategic decisions are important for five main reasons: They are large-scale, risky and hard to reverse; they are a bridge between deliberate and emerging strategies; they can be a major source of organizational learning; they play an important part in the development of individual managers and they cut accross functions and academic disciplines. Strategic Decisions summarizes the current state of the art in research on strategic decision-making, with chapters prepared by leading strategy researchers. The editors also present implications for current application and proposed directions for future research.

The instant New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller Instant Washington Post Bestseller "Brims with a surprising amount of insight and practical advice." --The Wall Street Journal Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork. Timing, it's often assumed, is an art. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink shows that timing is really a science. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test scores? How can we turn a stumbling beginning into a fresh start? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? Why is singing in time with other people as good for you as exercise? And what is the ideal time to quit a job, switch careers, or get married? In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

What happens when a longing for creative freedom, perseverance and good timing come together? What if you focused on what fascinates you, then mastered some skills, including the art of making the right moves at the right time? The answer is a life filled with greater joy, contentment, creativity, and wisdom. In this unique book about discovering and living out one's destiny author Paul O'Brien distills a lifetime of business and personal challenges, risk-taking, adventure, and trial-and-error into an eloquently articulated process for making the best strategic decisions with an ever-improving sense of timing. His true stories of lessons learned will intrigue and delight the reader, while the presentation of the skills required to become a visionary decision maker captivate and motivate. The author's elegant Visionary Decision Making process and philosophy clearly defines the essential skills of intuition-driven decision-making and teaches readers how to take charge of their life and make better decisions that move them toward the realization of their goals or dreams. In Great Decisions, Perfect Timing, you will learn how to: Better know thyself. Discover what fascinates you and let that motivate you. Understand what turns on your creative imagination or desire to be of service. Fine-tune your intuitive antenna. Create the space for intuitive insights to be received by turning down the noise of the five senses allowing for the perception of subtle, synchronistic signals. Leverage synchronicities to effect change within yourself. A synchronistic happening is a unique opportunity to receive information from the ever-present realm of Infinite Intelligence, beyond the box of linear thinking. Channel archetypes of power. Call forth your inner Hero, the Sovereign, the Warrior, the Magician, the Lover and put them to work! Develop intuition rituals. Learn how to use guided meditations and the I Ching (Book of Changes) as aids for cultivating and activating Intuitive Intelligence when you need it most. Adopt visionary beliefs. Own and always be upgrading your operating assumptions (beliefs). Execute your decisions with patient timing, trusting in the process and yourself. Perseverance furthers and mastery is the reward. Like compound interest, the more you trust intuition the easier it gets to notice and interpret those unique moments. These skills are a road map for creating what the author calls the Synchronistic Lifestyle - the ability to download creative power and inspiration from Infinite Intelligence to give rise to greater joy, contentment, wisdom and grace. It begins with awareness and attitude, and ends with decision-making and executed action. You are your own leader. A positive attitude and the belief that there are no accidents-supported by an activated intuition-will help you ensure a much smoother and more joyful path toward your unique personal destiny."

For readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Decision Time is an inspirational problem-solving and decision-making book to identify and fight off the common enemies of making good decisions—inertia, procrastination, and indecision—and empower you to make the choices that matter the most using growth mindset. Should I change careers? Is it time to end my relationship? Can I move halfway across the world? We have to make choices every day, big and small, but it's the life-changing ones that often cause us to freeze or react too quickly, without thinking. What can we do differently? Laurence Alison and Neil Shortland have spent over 20 years helping soldiers, police officers, doctors, and other professionals in high-stakes environments make tough decisions when lives are on the line. In Decision Time, they show us how those same decision-making techniques apply to everyday life, whether that's deciding to take a new job or change careers later in life, end a relationship, move across the world, or declare your undying love for your best friend. Highly accessible and interactive, Decision Time will guide you through each step of the decision-making process so next time you a find yourself at a crossroads, you'll be able to make your way with confidence. Praise for Decision Time: "A highly readable and entertaining book... The authors have managed the trick of applying their work with military and security professionals to the high-consequence choices people face in everyday life. This is a thought-provoking and stimulating contribution."—Gary Klein, author of Seeing What Others Don't and The Power of Intuition