If an intended action is obviously good and the…

If an intended action is obviously good and the intended action is not important and the intended action is easily reversible the situation or the decision is a non-brainer and you go ahead and do it. This is why it is extremely important to have your mind trained and aware so that you can easily evaluate the questions in front of you to determine if they are important if they are good and if they are reversible. This enables you to make quick decisions.

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

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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. The whole art is to train your mind so you can run those three checks in an instant and free yourself for what matters — and there is a hidden reason this matters so much: every decision drains a little of the same finite willpower, so the fewer trivial ones you let consume you, the more you keep for the ones that count. […] 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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