Decision making speed -Decision making can be broken down…

Decision making speed -Decision making can be broken down into multiple categories. One of the ways to decide how much time to spend on a decision is to assign certain criteria based on how important the decision is. The ir are three simple criteria that you could use to determine if a decision is significant or not. The criteria number one is the action that you need to take to make the decision for a good thing or not, criteria number two is the action that you're going to take important in the grand scheme of things and criteria number 3 is the question of is the decision reversible. Therefore if the option that you are choosing to take within the decision is something that is good and is aligned with your values and goals and will have positive outcomes, and if it is not important and will have little impact on your life or your work and number three you can adjust or reverse it If it doesn't turn out well then a decision like this requires very little thought. However, if you are not sure that the option that you are choosing meets all three of these criterias, then you should be spending more time thinking about this option versus others. For example, where you should go for lunch, is not an item that should require a lot of thought on your part. However when you have a decision that is missing all three components and it is not something that's obviously good, the action that you're taking is an important one and the action that you are taking is not easily reversible, then that type of decision requires much thought.

— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)

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Is it important in the grand scheme? And is it reversible? If the answer is that it is good, unimportant, and easily reversible — where to eat lunch — then it is a non-decision: choose at once and move on, with no agonizing. […] Sort before you agonize. Ask: is it good, is it important, is it reversible? If it's good, small, and reversible, decide instantly; otherwise, slow down. Then ask: must I decide now? If yes, trust your trained gut; if no, gather and wait — but avoid paralysis, and remember that not deciding is itself a decision. — Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)

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