WRAP DECISIONS

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Reality-test assumptions for critical decisions. A few years ago, a routine blood test showed complete kidney failure on 7 of 8 tests. I felt fine, but decided to retest to verify. The retest came back normal. Don’t believe every test result you get. Tests are complex procedures with many failure mechanisms.

  • My Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) reported 3-month diabetic glucose of 6.5%. I reality-tested the readings with a blood glucose test (A1C) which was 5.8% (Pre-diabetic).

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • WRAP your critical decisions. W-Widen your options. R-Reality-Test your assumptions. A-Achieve some distance in time by evaluating your decision from the perspective of 1 and 5 years from now. P-Prepare the book-ends (best and worst case scenarios). Chip and Dan Heath - Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

  • “It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonise at length and be right too late.”—Marilyn Moats Kennedy

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What’s your strategy for building habits to make critical life decisions?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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