Interdisciplinary Studies (Coco)

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In Chapter 44 of What Should I Do With My Life?, Jeff Bezos shares his advice on how to make better decisions. He writes that the best decisions are made based on intuition, not analysis. He explains that intuition is the ability to make a decision without having all the information. It is a gut feeling that tells you what to do.

Bezos believes that intuition is important because it allows you to make decisions quickly and decisively. He argues that analysis can be paralyzing. When you are constantly overthinking things, it is difficult to make any decisions at all.

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Bezos provides several examples of how he has used intuition to make good decisions. For example, he writes about how he decided to start Amazon.com. He didn't have a lot of data to support his decision, but he had a strong intuition that it was the right thing to do.

Bezos also writes about how he used intuition to decide to acquire Whole Foods Market. He knew that the acquisition would be controversial, but he believed that it was the right thing to do for Amazon long-term.

I found Bezos's advice on decision-making to be very valuable. I am a natural analyzer, and I often overthink things. As a result, I can have difficulty making decisions. Bezos's advice helped me to realize that it is okay to make decisions based on intuition.

One specific example of how Bezos's advice has helped me is when I was deciding whether or not to apply to graduate school. I had been thinking about it for months, and I was still on the fence. I was worried about the cost, the time commitment, and whether or not I would be successful.

One day, I was talking to a friend about my decision. She asked me to listen to my intuition. She said that if I was still on the fence after all this time, it was probably because I wasn't meant to go to graduate school.

Her advice helped me to realize that I didn't have to make a decision right away. I could give myself more time to think about it and to see what my intuition told me.

A few weeks later, I was talking to another friend about my decision. He told me that if I was still thinking about graduate school, it was probably because I was meant to go. He said that I should apply and see what happened.

His advice helped me to realize that I did want to go to graduate school. I listened to my intuition, and I applied. I was accepted to my top choice program, and I am now in my first year.

I am grateful to Bezos for sharing his advice on decision-making. It has helped me to become more confident in my ability to make good decisions.