When Making Decisions, is it safe to rely solely on the above?
Here are three fascinating 60-sec. decision-making challenges! Pick any one, watch the video, and decide if you would go with "A", or "B"
A climber is overdue in the Himalayas. Rescue command must choose now:
Analytical lens
Gut instinct picks whichever choice feels less like giving up. Structured thinking asks a different question first: what do survival-time data and current weather telemetry actually say about each option's odds — before feelings get a vote.
Budget only allows one in-person interview. Who gets the call?
Analytical lens
Gut instinct often rewards whoever is easiest to talk to in the room. Structured thinking scores both candidates against the job's actual failure points first, then lets likability break the tie — not decide it.
A critical machine has failed. Three parts could be at fault. What now?
Analytical lens
Gut instinct replaces whichever part failed last time. Structured thinking isolates each of the three possible causes first — costing minutes now to avoid replacing the wrong part twice.