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Oct 13, 2026, 12:03 AM(comic) Decision vs outcome https://www.workchronicles.com/p/comic-decision-vs-outcome-a2f
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scunningscunning@metalhead.clubOct 13, 2026, 12:07 AM@workchronicles
Put me in the screenshot when a remarkably wise and considered response about how to tell the difference between a good decision that led to a poor outcome and a poor decision that led to a poor outcome starts making the rounds on other social media sites.
Oct 13, 2026, 12:14 AM@workchronicles <bookmarks for future reference>
NewherehowNewhereish@mastodon.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:47 AM@workchronicles This is backwards, a decision that results in a poor outcome was a poor decision. It doesn't matter if it was well justified in the past, the outcome is the thing that matters.
Shafik Yaghmourshafik@hachyderm.ioOct 13, 2026, 3:39 AMThe book "Thinking in Bets" is very much about this. Few folks really get how to think about risk. Nassim Taleb is another author who writes well on this topic.