Mike Carruthers

That's why today's SYSK Trending Topic is a better approach to decision-making.

Today in my conversation with Andy Duke, a recognized decision strategist, we talk about why we overthink small decisions, misjudge big ones, and waste mental energy in all the wrong places.

And we'll explore how to tell the difference between a choice that truly shapes your future and one that just feels important in the moment, but really isn't.

And we'll get to it in just a moment.

You know, I'm a sucker for a good mystery.

Like, in the 1950s, a flight from New York to Minneapolis just disappeared over Lake Michigan.

No wreckage, no answers.

Or the Dietlof Pass incident, a group of experienced hikers found dead under circumstances so strange people still debate what really happened.

There's a podcast called Expedition Unknown from Discovery, hosted by Josh Gates, and this is what he does.

He doesn't just tell these stories.

He goes there.

He's hunted for priceless artifacts stolen by the Nazis in World War II.

He's traced the final flight of a pilot who vanished mid-mission and searched the Great Lakes for a ship that disappeared without a trace.

If you love the unanswered questions of history, you know, the stuff that makes you lean in, you're going to love this.

Travel the globe with Josh Gates as he investigates humanity's greatest feats and most iconic legends.

Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you.

It's as if we need a lot of help making decisions and that we're somehow not particularly good at it.

And that's why we need all these books and webinars and podcasts.

And maybe for those big, important decisions, like who to marry, which house to buy, what job to take, maybe a little help can be beneficial.