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I Am Decision-Making

Whether ordering a pizza or quitting a job, our days are packed with decisions. Sometimes we make snap decisions driven by momentary whims. Other decisions are labored and prolonged. Either way, we are motivated by rewards. To make the best decisions, it helps to step back and study the possible consequences, a process called “future mindedness.”

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