We all make decisions, all the time. Some of them are not particularly important, but others are. Imagine how much better your life would be if all of your important decisions were as good as they realistically could be. Although this is an unattainable goal, we can all learn to improve our decision making. And if we can improve by even a small amount, we will be better off and so will many other people. That is what this course is about: making your decisions better so that you and everyone else can benefit.

As your career grows, your decisions will become more and more important. Many of them will entail considerable risk. Many will also involve potential competition. This course is designed to give you the opportunity to make a variety of risky, competitive, and difficult decisions so that you can learn, first hand, (1) how you make decisions and (2) how you can make them better. The goal of this course is to open your eyes both to yourself and to a variety of methods than will allow you to improve your decision making, a lot.

We will touch on all kinds of decisions - financial, person, and professional - with a primary emphasis on how we can make these decisions more effectively. Each class will be a combination of exercises, discussions, and analysis. By asking you to make many decisions, we will try to highlight some of the underlying tendencies that many people - including you and me - often display. This way we can build a deep understanding of the decision process while we sharpen our analytical skills.