Seven Deadly Stupidities: Using Other Peoples Failures to Make Better Decisions

Its good to learn from your mistakes. Its better to learn from other peoples mistakes. ~Warren BuffetCrisis manager George Pillari takes the reader through a series of real-life case studies to show us that decision making in tense situations is a skill to be learned and perfected. Different from most business books that talk about recipes for success (improve your habits, be more productive, etc.), Stupidities highlights what you need to avoid in order to be successful.In his foreword to the book, Guy Kawasaki sums it up:80% of success is avoiding stupidity.We learn from the success and failures of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth Holmes, Google X, JP Morgan, the New York Yankees, the Titan Sub, Thomas Edison, Taylor Swift, and others.The Seven Deadly Stupidities:Going for the MoonshotSurrendering to FOMORelying on Family and FriendsBeing Blinded by the UpsideTrusting the MediaUsing Quick and Dirty ThinkingNeglecting to Measure TwiceThere is the amazing story of Soviet General Petrov, who avoided all seven of the stupidities and prevented a global thermonuclear war.We are twice as likely to respond to negative events than positive ones. Pillari uses this behavioral sciences insight to guide the reader through how to learn from the failures of others and become a better decision-maker.