Charlie Munger has a two step filter through which he makes his every decision making problem to pass through.
Essentially he divides the realm of decision making in to two: Real and Subconscious.
1. Understand the forces at play : For every decision to make there are certain factors which govern the choices (rational), it is important to understand these real factors/interests, motivations and probabilities working behind those choices. That is the only way to make a rational choice, to understand the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of forces playing underneath them.
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