We’re faced with a multitude of decisions every day. Don’t assume you’re adding value by thinking longer about making choices. The faster you make them, the more quickly you gain real-world feedback and can adjust your plan or gain experience for next time. Often, our “extra” thinking is rumination or procrastination—we’re afraid to commit to a plan and the prospects of failure.
One of the biggest mistakes that intelligent people make is assuming theoretical or abstract knowledge is helpful in most situations. Surprisingly, it’s not—at least for many of the expected decisions we must make in a typical day.
