What is simple rules decision making?

Simple rules decision making is a concept in personal epistemology: A rule is a pre-committed decision that prevents you from having to re-decide the same thing every time.

Example: You used to evaluate every meeting invitation individually — weighing who's attending, the agenda, the opportunity cost. Now you have a rule: 'No meetings before 11 AM. No meetings without an agenda sent 24 hours in advance.' You didn't stop caring about meetings. You delegated the decision to a rule, freeing your judgment for situations the rule doesn't cover.

This concept is part of Phase 27 (Delegation Patterns) in the How to Think curriculum, which builds the epistemic infrastructure for delegation patterns.