In my life and in the lives of people I’ve worked with, these are some signs you’ve hit the limit of useful information you can gather: You are able to argue credibly for and against the options you’re considering from all angles. You’re stretching for insight by asking people for advice who are more than one step removed from the problem or who

Guarding Against the False Start To avoid falling into the trap of this fallacy: Always critically examine the starting premise of any argument. Do not take statements at face value, especially if they seem generalized or absolute.

This can lead to motivated stopping of your investigation. You consider an objection, then a counterargument to that objection, then you stop there. You repeat this with several objections, until you feel that you have done your duty to investigate, and then you stop there. You have achieved your underlying psychological objective: to get rid of