3 ways to make better decisions -- by thinking like a computer | Tom Griffiths 

You cannot control the outcome, just processes. And as long you use the best process, you did your best!

The three principles are: 1. 37 % 0:34 and 10:41 2. Explore/Exploit 3:42 3. Last accessed 6:17

What I found difficult in making decisions, particularly the complicated ones, is that we often do not know what all the game pieces are and the boundary of the gameboard.

Great talk. As a Computer Scientist I too approach life problems with logic. However, having now read 37% of the greatest books on Psychology and Human Behaviour, I now just go with my gut.

Worth watching video. The message given is: Do your work effectively but optimize it, never do anything whatever gives you hard time to solve rather take your chances and let it go of other things and relax your mind.

Read the book "Algorithms to Live By" if you are interested in any of these. Highly recommended.

The value of information increases the more opportunities you're going to have to use it. Holy cow, how simple yet I never thought of it explicitly like that.

Very insightful! "You cannot control outcomes. You can control processes".

I've had to go through that kind of dealing with perfectionism. Now I don't tend to get as mad when stuff goes less than perfect if I know I've done a good job.

The Book “Algorithms to Live By” is absolutely _superb_ read it if you don’t want to be a “victim” of poor decision-making.

finally someone that is giving real answers and not just a motivational speech :)

“When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.” Paulo Coelho

"You fail most of the time. But that's the best that you can do."

Brilliant, it's a very good talk.

Ty so much .. u will never know how much u just helped me

Thank you

I just love this channel so much.

Great video. I learned a lot from watching it.

شكرا للمترجمين

Great talk

OMG! This talk was enlightening to me 🤩

I like the way he sounded natural in his presentation. Making use of less technical terms (like strategy in place of algorithm) to explain computer science principles in the simplest way.

Great talk. Going with your gut all the time is not smart and I have seen people who run on emotion all the time causing not only harm to themselves but to others. The optimal solution is also bad since nothing is optimal in absolute terms. What is optimal for you now is most probably sub-optimal for someone else and actually sub-optimal for your later in life. The strategies for the possible and most practical is the best life has to offer. Everything in moderation and nothing to excess is a good time proven algorithm especially as you get older and have less time to waste. Best is the enemy of good enough. Having too many options is like having no option or being mathematically guaranteed to arrive at the worst option since you cannot be rational with information overload. Again, this is a very good talk.

so amazing

That was a realy good talk

Thanks

Funny talk, thank you!

It's very good I injoy everything in this.

Was a very informative talk

This is a good TED Talk

Liked the Explore/exploit strategy

Awesome !!

Of course, basic logic should be applied to life decision. Or, put it the other way, bottom lines/basic requirements. When buying a house, your budget, value (housing price), school district (since people tends to like good school district), distance to work place, your taste of house style, neighborhood, locations, etc., always serve as a guideline. When going to restaurant, your health conditions will dictate first. After/within all these logic/guidelines, human beings have something called feelings/mood. The important thing is that if you do not go with your feelings ever, you will most likely feel unhappy anyways. I believe that this (feeling/mood/happiness) is something computer will really have tough time to catch up with, if ever, since it is really difficult to quantify, even statistically. The topic is interesting.

Algorithms to Live By is written by him and offers these types of solutions in various other areas of life.

I like this guy. He's clearly an introvert and that story about his wife was just so precious

Fantastic

Our gut and intuition - PRICELESS

Exactly shat i needed

good job

A random pile of paper is the best example of organised things in the order of how recently you've used it from top to bottom.Damn!

powerful.

If I LOVE this video what else will I like? (the Ted-ed How to manage time I also love) 💕

Wow that got super deep

Apparently, this Ted Talk was really useful.

Author of one of the best books ever

I like this.

Damn, I like it, I always trying to think like this

The magic 8 ball works fine

Gotta love how that food imaged was sourced by "Insatiable Munchies"

4:45, 6:28, 7:50, 8:57 The “last accessed” strategy doesn’t work w/ sentimental items you bring out rarely to feel intense emotion

You see, we humans have feelings, and we relate those feelings to our objects that we own, thats why it’s hard to choose which one to keep, for me it’s not just a matter of space or organizing

That is a good talk

He isn't boring his optimal PREACH ON BROTHER

what about follow your gut? Served me well so far

for computational decisicions you need data, previous best practices and council, sometimes both ways are good and it is even WURSCHT which you way you choose.

Does he have a book? Would love to read a more indepth version of this very small glimpse.

Big fan Tom

Watching video about how to make better decisions *Leave homework*

That's what im doing everyday, my mayjor is CS :))

Interesting points... "Just as being in motion is the test of life, so being stationary is the test of death and when a moving object stops it retrogrades. To stop means to fall. When a tree stops giving fruit it decays." ~ Baha'i Faith

Good

Brilliant👏

I'm only 37% satisfied with this talk..

wow

always pick B in multiple choice questions.

Brilliant! Next: ways to make better decisions - by thinking like an economist. Will probably be a lot longer.

10:48

The talk was great. I don't understand the 37%rule. But the explore-exploit trade-off was a good advice. And the last accessed principle was a bit obvious. The failing most of the time, and that's the best that people can do thing was a bit cold and a computer like.

I heard of a method to reduce your wardrobe by hanging all your clothes backwards, then only hang it normally after you wear it. After 1 year, remove all the clothing that’s still hanging backwards since it was unused through all the seasons.

*only applies if you don't have big preferences or obvious priorities*

The best time to watch a video about making better decisions is right now... While I'm watching RU-vid videos when I'm supposed to be doing homework.

Ohh, great

This talk makes sense because this guy actually is a robot.

Maybe being rational is to admit that there is no flawless decision.

Deciding on whether to watch this video till the end or not..

"You can't control the outcomes, just the processes" :)))

The one AND ONLY formula to subscribe to , to live by, to learn in life is: " To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction!" Making, obtaining massive wealth is NOT success! Peace and Love

37% happens to be 1/e. How is this optimal % derived?

Don’t think, just feel.

oooo fun

Great... Now I know this and won't be able to unknow it!

The voice of this cyborg is so articulated.

Magic conch says “37%”

we are a living computer!!

37% rule has a flaw - it makes 2 assumptions: 1. you **don’t** have time to consider 100 houses. 2. you **do** have time to consider 37 houses. So what if you have 1000 houses? then the rule has to be the 3.7% rule by necessity

He hasn't learned to follow his heart in making his decisions. And he hasn't learned to make a decision without thinking about 100 possible alternatives that might be out there. Usually two or three alternatives pops into your mind when you are going to do something, and you go with one of them. You pick the alternative that makes you happy and/or what you feel like doing in the moment. Regarding buying a property or a flat, you decide what you want to buy and where you want to buy it, roughly. Then you just go looking at different one's until you come to the place where you feel at home (the feeling it like: Yes, this is it! I wanna live here. This is mine!). You just know that this is the right place for you to live. Off course it has to be within your means, therefore you don't go looking at those properties or flats you can't afford to buy. Keep looking until you just know it is the right place for you. Be confident that you will find it. Your thinking is important. It might take some time, but you will find it. Your feelings will tell you what you want, if you learn how to listen to them. That is why it is recommended by many to: Follow you heart. What do I choose? Follow your heart. Just like you did when you chose your wife. I assume you followed your heart then, and not your intellect. This goes for almost anything else you have to choose from in life too. Trying to do it like a computer would do it will just make the decisions harder and it will take much more time than necessary. And I think it will more often than not be the wrong choice for you. Your feelings will tell you what you want. Regarding choosing what items to keep if you don't have enough space for everything, this might be the best question you can ask yourself: Which items is it that I can not live without? And if you have space for more than that, ask yourself which items could I be needing the most in the future. And don't forget that items can be fixed and they can reappear as a totally new item if you are a creative thinker and a bit handy.

this guys brain is HUUUGGEEE!!!

Can anyone tell me the conclusion of this talk? I shut it off after 4:22 which is 37% of this video

He looks the same as CMilk86 youtuber

rebooted computer, was thinking about this question exactly, open youtube, here is this video, what!?

back of head line

*I am learning now how trying to optimize decisions made in a busy adult life can be non-sustainably exhausting. Sure, taking some time upfront to optimize your habits is pretty effective, and sometimes your Average Joe gets so blatantly cheated on things that taking even a second to think about what you're doing can reap easy benefits, but many problems are both infrequently countered and infinitely complex, making the ideal solution... elusive?*

37% explore phase/exploit phase (eg. bb & older ppl eating, looking for room) think like computer and optimize ur decision

But... if you are on holidays, and don't explore, because you don't have much time there... does that not lessen your chance of learning something new/ developing your knowledge of the place? I know you could easily go to a bad restaurant etc... but isn't that what choice is all about?

oh magic conch shell, what do we need to do?

The number 37 and 73 are special for another reason that was once mentioned on The Big Bang....

The decision to laugh politely seems to have been influenced before the talk.

Does he relate to Andy Griffiths the writer?

Bilal Hassani my life

I am so attracted to this type of guy ...