{"id":1973,"date":"2023-04-09T02:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T06:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/new-decisions-based-on-new-information\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T02:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T06:31:14","slug":"new-decisions-based-on-new-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/new-decisions-based-on-new-information\/","title":{"rendered":"New decisions based on new information"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More than ever, we\u2019re pushed to have certainty. Strong opinions, tightly held and loudly proclaimed.<\/p>\n

And then, when reality intervenes, it can be stressful. The software stack, business model, career, candidate, policy, or even the social network habits that we had as part of our identity let us down.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy to say, \u201cI was wrong.\u201d And so people live in stress, sticking with something that used to work longer than they\u2019re comfortable with. Our challenges in shifting perspective keep us stuck in the past. These are sunk costs, decisions we can\u2019t unmake, but they don\u2019t have to be forever commitments.<\/p>\n

One way forward is to rename this moment and change the story. Instead of \u201cI was wrong,\u201d perhaps it\u2019s useful (if less satisfying to others seeking victory) to say, \u201cIt\u2019s time to make a new decision based on new information.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not weakness. That\u2019s not flip-flopping or even embarrassing. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s practical, resilient and generous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n