Optionality Sweet Spot
Developer Tea
English - January 06, 2021 13:07 - 20 minutes - 11.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 394 ratingsTechnology Business Careers development programming web development Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today, we talk about options. The word "optionality" typically refers to the amount of flexible agency a person has in a given scenario; not necessarily a discrete number of options, but how much latitude there is in a given decision-making process.
A few thoughts we consider: Are options always good? How often do we think about *all* of our options? Is there a way to trend towards having only good options? And, most importantly, how can we strike the right balance between time invested and optimal choice?