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The Forgotten Algorithm
The Forgotten Algorithm
Why do we make decisions that feel right - yet often go wrong? The Forgotten Algorithm uncovers the hidden patterns behind human decision-making and shows how overconfidence, perfectionism, and conventional wisdom quietly distort our choices and prevents us from asking 'what would good enough mean'.
Through clear examples and practical guidance, this book teaches you how
Spot cognitive traps in everyday decisionsAsk the right questions with curiosity-driven thinkingReplace “perfect answers” with good-enough questions that actually workChallenge assumptions and rethink conventional wisdomLearn how to use the MAYA Principle to tackle trade-offs in decision makingFor leaders, problem-solvers, and curious minds, The Forgotten Algorithm offers a simple smarter decisions start with curiosity, not certainty.
Why do we make decisions that feel right - yet often go wrong? The Forgotten Algorithm uncovers the hidden patterns behind human decision-making and shows how overconfidence, perfectionism, and conventional wisdom quietly distort our choices and prevents us from asking 'what would good enough mean'.
Through clear examples and practical guidance, this book teaches you how
Spot cognitive traps in everyday decisionsAsk the right questions with curiosity-driven thinkingReplace “perfect answers” with good-enough questions that actually workChallenge assumptions and rethink conventional wisdomLearn how to use the MAYA Principle to tackle trade-offs in decision makingFor leaders, problem-solvers, and curious minds, The Forgotten Algorithm offers a simple smarter decisions start with curiosity, not certainty.
181 pages, Paperback
Published December 4, 2025
About the author
Paul Russell
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Paul Russell received his doctorate from Cornell in 1983 for a dissertation on the novelist Vladimir Nabokov and is currently a Professor in the English Department at Vassar College.
His fourth novel, The Coming Storm won the 2000 Ferro-Grumley Award for Gay Male Fiction.
His short fiction has appeared in literary journals such as Black Warrior Review, and Carolina Quarterly.
Paul Russell received his doctorate from Cornell in 1983 for a dissertation on the novelist Vladimir Nabokov and is currently a Professor in the English Department at Vassar College.
His fourth novel, The Coming Storm won the 2000 Ferro-Grumley Award for Gay Male Fiction.
His short fiction has appeared in literary journals such as Black Warrior Review, and Carolina Quarterly.
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