Coaching practices for Move Fast on Reversible Decisions

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I rush the big, costly decisions the same way I rush picking lunch
• I’ve been sitting on something easy for two weeks telling myself I need one more data point, and the truth is I already know enough
• I’m agonizing over this choice like it’s carved in stone and I can never come back from it, paralyzed by a downside that has me frozen
• I keep framing this as all-or-nothing
• I feel completely sure about this, and a quiet part of me knows that’s exactly when I’ve been most wrong before

Practices that may help

1. Slow down for high-stakes, irreversible decisions
   Match deliberation to the cost of being wrong: spend System 2 where reversal is hard.
   Thinking, Fast and Slow, Made Usable
2. Move fast on two-way doors
   On reversible decisions, decide with 70% of the information you wish you had — then adjust.
   The Two-Way Door
3. Check reversibility before you fear the downside
   Most decisions are reversible; reserve maximum caution for the few that aren’t.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
4. Design decisions to be reversible where possible
   Before accepting that a decision is one-way, ask whether you can redesign it to be two-way.
   The Two-Way Door
5. Slow down on one-way doors
   For irreversible decisions, invest in deliberation proportional to the downside — not to your confidence.
   The Two-Way Door
6. Classify every decision as one-way or two-way before starting
   Before applying any decision process, ask: can I reverse this if I am wrong?
   The Two-Way Door
7. Classify decisions by reversibility and stakes
   Sort decisions into low-stakes/high-stakes and reversible/irreversible before deciding.
   Decision Journaling: Learning to Decide Better Over Time
8. Watch for one-way door creep
   Recognize when a series of small reversible decisions has created an irreversible position.
   The Two-Way Door
9. Treat your decision as more final than it is
   Mentally close off the "undo" option to stop rumination and increase satisfaction.
   Choice Overload, Made Practical
10. The Two-Way Door
    Jeff Bezos's two-way door framework distinguishes reversible decisions (two-way doors — go through and come back if you need to) from irreversible ones (one-way doors — once through, you cannot return). The rule is to move fast on two-way doors and deliberate carefully on one-way doors, rather than applying the same slow process to every decision.

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