Coaching practices for Expected Value Thinking Deciding Under Uncertainty in a New Job
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- I keep playing out this decision in my head as if there’s just one way it goes
- I make these probability guesses in my head
- There’s a chance in front of me where the worst case is small and survivable
- This is a one-way door
- I keep treating this choice like I can run the numbers on it, but the honest truth is nobody actually knows the odds here
Practices that may help
- Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty
Expected value thinking multiplies each possible outcome by its probability and sums the results, giving a single number that represents the average payoff of a decision. It is the mathematical foundation of rational decision-making under uncertainty — well grounded in decision theory — but it has real limits: probabilities are often uncertain, outcomes are not always quantifiable, and raw expected value ignores risk aversion that can be legitimate. - Enumerate scenarios and their probabilities before deciding
Write down each meaningful outcome, assign a probability, and compute the weighted total.
Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty - Keep a decision journal to score your EV estimates
Log your probability estimates and payoff predictions, then compare them to what happened.
Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty - Look for decisions with asymmetric upside — large potential gain, small defined loss
Seek situations where the worst case is bounded and small while the best case is large and open-ended.
Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty - Use maximin reasoning for high-stakes, irreversible decisions under ambiguity
Choose the option whose worst plausible outcome is most survivable — when you can’t compute expected value, optimize the floor.
Ambiguity Aversion — Why Unknown Odds Feel Worse Than Bad Odds - Distinguish risk from ambiguity before reacting
Label whether you’re facing known odds or genuinely unknown odds — the right tool depends on the answer.
Ambiguity Aversion — Why Unknown Odds Feel Worse Than Bad Odds - Update incrementally as evidence arrives rather than waiting for certainty
State your current best-guess probability, identify what would shift it, and update when that evidence arrives.
Ambiguity Aversion — Why Unknown Odds Feel Worse Than Bad Odds - Defer heavily to base rates when entering a domain where you lack experience
In unfamiliar territory, the class distribution should almost entirely govern the forecast.
The Outside View - Calculate the expected value of gathering more information
Before researching further, ask whether the additional information is actually worth the cost to obtain.
Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty - Accept positive-EV decisions even when they feel uncomfortable
If the expected value is clearly positive, take the decision — even if most individual outcomes are losses.
Expected Value Thinking: Deciding Under Uncertainty
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Expected value thinking multiplies each possible outcome by its probability and sums the results, giving a single number that represents the average payoff of a decision. It is the mathematical foundation of rational decision-making under uncertainty — well grounded in decision theory — but it has real limits: probabilities are often uncertain, outcomes are not always quantifiable, and raw expected value ignores risk aversion that can be legitimate.
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