How to make a hard decision

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🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Making a hard decision can be agonizing. What if you pick the wrong thing? In this episode, an Oxford professor walks us through a different approach: What if there isn't a best alternative?

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0:00.0	This is NPR's Life Kit.
0:02.6	I'm Megan Kane.
0:03.6	And welcome to 2021.
0:05.6	We made it.
0:07.2	2020 meant facing a lot of big decisions
0:10.0	and all the emotions that come with them.
0:12.6	Uncertainty, frustration, anxiety,
0:15.4	but also excitement and hope.
0:18.2	So if you're staring down a big decision in 2021,
0:22.3	you are not alone.
0:24.0	The pandemic has definitely wrought
0:27.1	some big changes in our society.
0:29.6	I think it's a great opportunity
0:32.1	to think about how to think.
0:35.3	That's Ruth Chang.
0:36.4	Ruth is an expert on thinking about how to think.
0:39.4	She's a philosopher and professor
0:41.2	of jurisprudence at Oxford University.
0:43.8	And one of Ruth's research areas is decision-making,
0:47.1	how we can think about making hard choices.
0:50.2	Turns out pros and cons lists,
0:51.9	while helpful, are just the beginning of this process.
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