Among these decisions, two types deserve special attention

Among these decisions, two types deserve special attention: decisions that are highly consequential and irreversible, and decisions that are inconsequential and highly reversible.

— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences) · Clear Thinking: The Art and Science of Making Better Decisions by Shane Parrish

In the book

and at the expense of what? One more sorting rule is worth keeping: the decisions that deserve real deliberation are the ones that are both consequential and hard to reverse; the inconsequential or easily-undone ones should be made fast and delegated freely. Now the toolkit for the decisions that earn the slow path. — Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)

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