What Joe Hudson has said about Decision-making

Hudson argues that logical decision-making is a myth and that decisions are made emotionally.

“So the idea that you're gonna make a logical decision is absolute crap. It's a great idea and it's a great way to justify emotional repression”

Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 4:40

Hudson argues that a stable sense of identity strongly increases decisiveness.

“People who have a very stable sense of self are far more decisive than people who don't”

Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:09

Hudson says CEOs learn that making many decisions quickly beats trying to get each one right, because action enables learning.

“most CEOs start realizing that making decisions is better than getting decisions right”

Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:20

Hudson argues that prolonged indecision involves unrecognised self-abuse.

“people when they're in that deep indecisiveness they really forget that they're being super self-abusive”

Modern Wisdom: How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171 (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:31