How The Clarity Razor Can Help You Make Better Decisions

The Clarity Razor is a framework that cuts through the noise of complex decisions. When facing a difficult decision, ask two questions: "What would I choose if money wasn't a factor?" and "what would I choice if status wasn't an issue?" These two filters reveal the hidden forces driving most of your difficult decisions.

Most decisions aren't hard because the options are unclear.

They're hard because your motivations are tangled.

You think you're choosing between Option A and Option B. But really, you're choosing between what you want, what you think you should want, what others expect you to want, and what you're afraid to want.

The best decisions come from untangling these motivations before you choose.

I learned this from watching a founder struggle with selling his company. Good offer on the table. Couldn't ...