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Spark | Feb 25, 2013 | 17:04

Getting Sidetracked

Think you're good at making decisions? Able to come up with a goal, and make the choices to realize that goal? It can be tricky, and often we get derailed along the way. Francesca Gino specializes in decision-making and judgment and talks about her new book, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan.

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