A heuristic can be thought of as a “simple rule” or mental shortcut that helps us to remember what’s core, to solve problems and to make judgments quickly and efficiently. Simple rules help distill more detailed content/process to a mental habit. Simple rules not only help produce better decisions, they also allow one to synchronize their... See more

A heuristic or heuristic technique is any approach to problem solving that employs a pragmatic method that is not fully optimized, perfected, or rationalized, but is nevertheless "good enough" as an approximation or attribute substitution.