Fast Food Nation

Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to start a company, how to end a war. Because making these kinds of choices requires a great deal of careful thought and consideration, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for addressing these kinds of conundrums. In Farsighted , Steven Johnson uncovers tools for honing the important skill of complex decision-making. Johnson draws on his own personal experiences as well as examples from prominent figures in business, arts, and politics. While you can't model a once-in-a-lifetime choice, you can model the deliberative tactics of expert decision-makers. These experts aren't just the master strategists running major companies or negotiating high-level diplomacy: they include people making momentous choices in their everyday lives and careers.