In 2018, I learnt about Jeff Bezos’ classification of decisions into two types: Type 1, and Type 2.
A Type 1 decision is a big, strategic decision that is hard to turn back from—think of it like a one way door. An example of this could be quitting your job to start a business.
Whereas a Type 2 decision is an everyday operating decision; these are typically reversible. An example of this could be trying a new way to plan upcoming projects with your team.
This classification has transformed the way I make decisions in the workplace and at home.
Perhaps the biggest mindset shift is the realisation that most decisions are Type 2, meaning they have far less importance than we often place upon them.
This is liberating.
If we can understand if a decision is Type 2, it allows us to experiment, to be bold, and to try, when maybe we wouldn’t have had the confidence to do so otherwise.