Former President Obama offered up his advice for clear decision-making in the Oval Office — avoid TV and social media, which only 'clouds your judgment'
Washington Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday offered up his advice for clear decision-making in the Oval Office -- avoid TV and social media, which only"clouds your judgment."
"What you have to do is to create a process where you have confidence that whatever data is out there has been sifted, sorted and the core issues that are going to be important to your decision, you're able to see it around," Obama said during an interview onstage at a technology conference in San Francisco."And that requires not just a good process but making sure you have a team that's got a diversity of opinion. The other thing that's helpful is not watching TV.
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