Coaching practices for Values Update Exercise
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- New information keeps arriving that should obviously move my estimate, but I just cling to the date I first committed to
- A lot has changed for me lately
- I’m still funneling money toward priorities I set years ago, and my life has moved on since then
- One new fact came in and I swung from sure-it’s-fine to sure-it’s-a-disaster in a heartbeat
- When something confirms what I already think I swallow it whole, and when something contradicts me I poke holes until it disappears
Practices that may help
- Update your forecast incrementally as new evidence arrives
Treat your forecast as a probability that should shift with each new piece of evidence, not a commitment that survives contradiction.
Reference Class Forecasting - The seasonal values revisit
Re-sort your cards every three to six months — values shift, and the map should too.
Values Card Sort - Run an annual values-spending alignment review
Review your spending against your values once a year — values shift, and so should the allocation.
Values-Based Spending, Made Practical - Update beliefs incrementally, not all at once
New evidence should shift your probability somewhat — rarely from 5% to 95% in one step.
Bayesian Thinking: How to Update Beliefs Rationally - Update beliefs explicitly when new information arrives
Treat new information as a reason to state a revised probability, not as confirmation of the old one.
Thinking in Bets - Bayesian Thinking: How to Update Beliefs Rationally
Bayesian thinking is the practice of holding beliefs as probabilities and updating them systematically when new evidence arrives — rather than treating beliefs as simply true or false. The mathematical framework is well established; the challenge is building the habits of explicit probability estimation and honest belief updating that make it practical. - Review the bullseye weekly to track real movement
Re-mark each domain every week and compare — small outward or inward shifts are your feedback loop.
Values Bullseye, Made Practical - Update beliefs frequently and in small increments
When new evidence arrives, adjust your probability estimate — even if the change is small.
Superforecasting - 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 - Update the map as parts shift
Revisit and revise the map after significant inner work — the system changes, and the map should too.
IFS Parts Mapping, Made Practical
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- Bayesian Thinking How To Update Beliefs Rationally Before Bed
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- Bayesian Thinking How To Update Beliefs Rationally During Conflict
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- Bayesian Thinking How To Update Beliefs Rationally When Burned Out
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- Bayesian Updating
Bayesian thinking is the practice of holding beliefs as probabilities and updating them systematically when new evidence arrives — rather than treating beliefs as simply true or false. The mathematical framework is well established; the challenge is building the habits of explicit probability estimation and honest belief updating that make it practical.
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