I usually have a lot of trouble sleeping and was panicking after I read the book. The side effects of not sleeping did seem kind of exaggerated, but glad to know someone actually took the time to corroborate all the claims.
Yes I write letters to my future self once in a while, maybe a year or two into the future. It's really interesting to read what my life was like when I wrote the letter and I'm always curious if things turned out as expected and if I managed to achieve some of my goals.
Interesting article. I thought I was an assessment-oriented decision maker since I often get paralyzed when I'm faced with life changing decisions. But the assessment placed me closer to the locomotion-oriented.
I guess it would be helpful to know how one can work on making better assessment-oriented decisions?
I wish I'd read up about the stability of the company I'm joining and if they're financially sound or not. Companies that aren't doing well financially usually have problems with management (for example, projects don't get enough funding).
Another thing I missed is if the people on your team sound bored or don't seem interested or excited about their work. One way I found telling was if they didn't go into details about their projects and try to be ambiguous.