Decision Making

Multiply Your Time

Focus on doing the things today that will give you more time in the future. Think about the urgency, importance, and significance of your decisions.
Useful when
  • You want to optimize for making decisions that have long-term effects
  • You want to analyze the urgency and impact of your decisions
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While most people only make decisions based on urgency and importance, it’s also critical to consider the significance of those choices.

In this way, you multiply your time by focusing on the things today that will give you more time tomorrow.

Three dimensions of time optimization:

1. Urgency: How soon does it matter?

2. Importance: How much does it matter?

3. Significance: How long does it matter?

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Useful when
  • You want to optimize for making decisions that have long-term effects
  • You want to analyze the urgency and impact of your decisions