Err on the side of do
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Err on the side of do
Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions. Don’t wait for the perfect solution. Decide and move forward.
from Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson
Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions. Don’t wait for the perfect solution. Decide and move forward.
from Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson
process over to escape the pressure of having to make the decision. This is the worst type of haste, an unforced error. Resist it! If there is no benefit to making the decision at the moment and no penalty in delaying it, use that time to improve your evaluation, to gather more information, and to examine other options. As Margaret Thatcher put it,
... See morefrom How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom by Garry Kasparov
Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions. Don’t wait for the perfect solution. Decide and move forward.
from ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by Jason Fried
Mathias Fritsch added
DéciderMo Shafieeha and added
- “If a decision is reversible, the biggest risk is moving too slow.
If a decision is irreversible, the biggest risk is moving too fast.”from 3-2-1: On Decision Making, the Value of Friends, and Self-Improvement | James Clear by James Clear
Isaac Feldman added
- “Action forces prioritization.
If you're stuck deciding between options, force yourself to act. You can only act on one thing at a time, which means you will have to make something the top priority.
Even if you pick wrong, you'll learn something.”from Highlights From jamesclear.com by James Clear
