Making Decisions

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Helpful Questions

How important is it to optimize the result?
What parameters are you are trying to optimize?
What parameters can affect the result?
Which parameters are under your partial control?
What are the main pitfalls to identify in order to avoid them? Focus mainly on them, instead of excessive optimization.
What factors can make it easier to make a decision?

Which people have faced a similar decision? Can you learn from their experience?
Which people are facing a similar decision now? Would it be fruitful to brainstorm together?

Is there a profession of experts who can advise on such a decision?
Can you get recommendations on specific professionals to help choose between them?
Is getting recommendations from people about specific professionals even relevant in this case?
Does it even matter who you choose? In what way does it matter for the result?
For this specific task, does it matter how the professional looks and is perceived? (E.g. for a back office job it doesn’t matter, but a client-facing person needs to be representable and feel trustworthy)