If you need to make the decision now (as…
If you need to make the decision now (as an example below of disarming a bomb), You need to trust yourself and your intuition and make the decision that you're unconscious mind tells you to make.
— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)
In the book
But if an option is not obviously good, or it is important, or it cannot be undone, then you slow down and ask the single most useful follow-up question: do I have to decide this right now? If you truly must decide now — the bomb is ticking — then trust the trained intuition you have built and act. But if you do not have to decide now, then the smartest move is usually not to decide yet: gather the knowledge you need, and let your mind work on it for a while before you commit. […] 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. Weigh it honestly. Run the costs, benefits, alternatives, and worst case — can I get back here? — and ask whether it will matter in five years. — Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)