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Expected Value Decision Making

Making decisions based on long-term mathematical expectation rather than individual outcomes

Decision Rule

Focus on whether the decision process was correct, not whether this specific outcome was favorable

How It Works

Good decisions can have bad outcomes due to variance. Judge decisions by their expected value over many iterations, not single results.

Failure Modes

Changing strategy based on recent bad outcomes

Celebrating bad decisions that happened to work out

Focusing on results instead of process quality

Example Decision

You invest in a startup with strong fundamentals that fails. Instead of concluding investing was wrong, you analyze if your due diligence process was sound and the risk-reward ratio was favorable.