Everyone called it the dumbest play in Super Bowl history. ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ? ๐ค
In 2015, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had a decision: ๐ง
20 seconds left. โฑ๏ธ
One yard to go. ๐ฉ
Down by 4 points.
2nd down.
One timeout.
The world expected a run. ๐โโ๏ธ
Instead, he called a pass.
Interception. Game over. ๐ฅ
Millions instantly judged it a catastrophic decision. โ๏ธ
But hereโs what Annie Duke explains in *๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ*: ๐
โJust because it didnโt work out doesnโt mean it was a bad decision.โ
Carroll was ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ, not just the moment.
๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง 2๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.
It just didnโt work out.
Thatโs resultingโwhen we judge decisions solely by how things turned out.
And it happens in business all the time.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
โจ Kill a project because it didnโt โdeliverโ right away?
โจ Stick with a bad strategy because it happened to work once?
โจ Reward outcomes without understanding the thinking behind them?
If you want to make better decisions, steal this from poker pros:
๐ฏ Track the process, not just the result.
๐ฏ Make bets with incomplete infoโbut clear logic.
๐ฏ Review decisions regardless of the outcome.
Because business isnโt chess. Itโs poker.
Thereโs no perfect information. Just smart bets and solid process.
๐ Save this if you’re trying to make sharper decisions in uncertain times.
And tell us:
๐ Have you ever been right for the wrong reasonsโฆ or wrong despite doing everything right?
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