Stop Overthinking and Start Deciding with Derek Sivers

About this episode

Chris and Derek discuss strategies to stop overthinking and improve decision-making.

#273: Learn to stop overthinking and make better decisions. Chris and Derek discuss how optimizing can go wrong, a coin flip trick for making decisions, journaling as a superpower, how your actions might reveal what you actually want, and more. Derek Sivers is an entrepreneur, writer, and self-proclaimed "slow thinker" best known for founding CD Baby, which he sold for $22M and gave the proceeds to charity. He’s since dedicated his life to creating, learning, and writing books like Hell Yeah or No. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/derek-sivers-stop-overthinking-make-better-decisions Partner Deals Mercury: Help your business grow with simplified finances Superhuman: ⁠Free month of the fastest and best email with code ALLTHEHACKS Upwork: ⁠Free job posting to find, hire, and pay top freelance talent Gusto: ⁠Free 3-month trial of the #1 payroll software Copilot Money: ⁠Free 2 months access to my favorite personal finance app with code HACKS2 For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: ⁠chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Derek Sivers: Website | X Book: Hell Yeah or No: what's worth doing Articles: My Heroes | Actions, Not Words…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hutchins

Guest: Derek Sivers

Topics covered

• decision making
• overthinking
• entrepreneurship
• journaling
• self-improvement

Keywords

• decision making
• overthinking
• Derek Sivers
• entrepreneurship
• journaling
• self-improvement
• CD Baby
• Hell Yeah or No

Sponsors

Mercury, Superhuman, Upwork, Gusto, Copilot Money

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CD Baby

Books & works: Hell Yeah or No, The Paradox of Choice, Brain Rules for Baby

Places: New Zealand, Staglands Wildlife Reserve

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