2026-04-07 hub hubdecisionsstreammental-models
Decision Making
How to make decisions as a solo founder. From mental models to practical frameworks to psychological traps.
Pages
- stream-six-layers — Principles as hierarchy: 6 STREAM layers, each builds on the previous
- decision-framework-5-steps — 5 steps from epistemics to action: structured satisficing
- optimizer-syndrome — Maximizers are less happy: satisfice for low-stakes decisions
- antifragile-life-design — Barbell strategy: 90% safe + 10% upside experiments
- kill-iterate-scale — Hard numeric thresholds remove ego from go/no-go decisions
Related
- ikigai-micro-joys — 8-9 micro-joys as alternative to searching for “the mission”
Open Questions
- How to formalize conflict between STREAM layers?
- Can decisions be quantified via STREAM scoring?
- Where’s the line between satisficing and laziness?
Key Sources
- stream-framework-summary — STREAM Framework (0-principles/stream-framework.md)
0-principles/manifest.md— Core values