Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions

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Keeney suggests making a list of everything you want to achieve as consequences of the decision with a verb in front of an object.

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Rate each alternative on each criterion. How well will each of the alternative solutions achieve each of the defined criteria? This is often the most difficult stage of the decision-making process, as it typically requires us to forecast future events. The rational decision maker carefully assesses the potential consequences on each of the identified criteria of selecting each of the alternative solutions. Some of the ideas in this book can robustify decisions and reinforce common sense while reducing the role of more unreliable intuitions and instincts when people are not experts in a specific type of decisions (for experts in a specific decision type, intuitions/instincts are much more likely to be valid). But a lot of the book seemed like just an admonition to think more carefully about all key components of a decision, which has some value but was less than I expected somehow.The goal of the Smart Choices Liquor Service and Retail Certification is to increase public safety. Smart Choices focuses on current laws, safety requirements and responsible strategies when serving or selling liquor. Smart Choices also includes problem gambling awareness information. This training helps people who sell and serve liquor, and those who offer gambling in their establishments, understand the legal requirements and put in place responsible strategies to reduce risks and harm. Most of the advice here is basically various forms of: think carefully about the objectives, alternative choices and consequences. The main aids in the book besides common sense and whatever data one can find e.g on the web or from experts are the recommendation to do a consequences table (matrix of alternatives and consequences for key objectives of each alternative), and maybe attempting an expected utility/value calculation for important decisions. The authors explicitly reject as a bias any tendency to assign higher probabilities to negative events as a precaution, but the more recent decision theory literature suggests this could be a good practice to account for rational ambiguity or robustness. The most recent theories of rational choice suggest robust multiple priors models as maybe more rational than expected utility using a single probability distribution or Bayesian model combination. Smart Choice has been instrumental in our success because they put the agency’s best interests at heart and will do whatever is necessary to help them succeed. Smart Choice provides a vast choice of carriers to place insurance including access to Nationwide Insurance Commercial policies. Smart Choices certification will be valid for five years from the date a person completes the program. The LGA is also offering a five-year grace period to anyone who has already completed Serving It Safe or the former It’s Good Business training program through MTEC.

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Phase 4: Unconscious Application. So about a week after finishing the book, I found myself buying a car from a private party. I found myself analyzing my decision in terms of defining my real problem and stating my objectives before I rushed to solve what I felt was the immediate need. I found myself criticizing my limited efforts to collect data (is a Carfax report really necessary? Do I really need a mechanic to look at it?) I like to think that these were all common sense internal reminders, but the sheepish truth is that I WASN'T DOING MOST OF THEM. Bummer. I guess it is good I read it.Healthy eating and regular physical activity are essential to promoting and maintaining good health. The Amber—select carefully—these foods and drinks should not dominate choices and should be avoided in large serve sizes.