Decisive Book Summary
Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath takes you through the decision-making process and offers advice on how to make better choices in life and work.
A four-step process helps to avoid common biases that are most likely affecting the decisions you make today. The strategies and tools in Decisive are useful and easy to implement into your life, and the engaging examples used are enjoyable and relatable. Decision making is something we all have to do on a daily basis and many of us struggle with it, making this a great read for almost anyone!
In this summary, we’ll first discuss what Chip and Dan consider to be the four villains of decision making. Then we’ll move on to the core of the book; the WRAP model. The WRAP model is designed to help counteract these biases. When broken down, WRAP stands for widening your options, reality testing your options, attaining distance before deciding and preparing to be wrong. We’ll discuss each of these points in detail before finally discussing the importance of trusting the process.
