Despite the fact that a lot of the concepts presented in this book seem common sense and elementary, seeing them all together on paper in a systematic order was incredibly helpful for me personally to consider ways to make decisions more effectively. As someone who tends to be unnecessarily indecisive, this was the perfect book to combat that tendency.

There have been studies that show story telling is a highly successful means to teaching and conveying a message. I firmly believe this. While Chip & Dan do a great job weaving stories consistently throughout the book, my only gripe would be that I felt the length of the book was needlessly extended by the excessive use of stories. I can appreciate using more than 1 story to present an idea from multiple angles, but 3, 4, sometimes more for the same topic? Probably could have been condensed a bit more. Though I would like to reiterate that I found the use of storytelling helpful in solidifying the ideas conveyed.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a practical set of techniques for approaching decision making. I also suggest that if you "get" the point being conveyed after 1-2 stories in a chapter, feel free to move forward and know that you likely aren't missing any additional information relevant to the techniques being discussed.