1: “There is a vast academic and popular literature on the art of decision-making,” Oliver Burkeman writes in Meditations for Mortals.

“But much of it misses the point,” Oliver observes.

How do we get it wrong? “By treating decisions as things that just sort of come along,” he writes.

“It’s as though we’re sitting behind our enormous desk in the executive suite,” Oliver explains, “sipping our coffee, and every … continue reading