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

  1. 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
  2. The seasonal values revisit
    Re-sort your cards every three to six months — values shift, and the map should too.
    Values Card Sort
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. Update beliefs frequently and in small increments
    When new evidence arrives, adjust your probability estimate — even if the change is small.
    Superforecasting
  9. 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
  10. 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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