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Decisiveness is Just as Important as Deliberation

Decision is the act of committing to a specific plan of action. The word “decide” comes from the Latin decidere, which means “to cut off.” When you make a decision, you’re cutting off the other possible avenues that you could explore, leaving only the path you’re committing to. If you’re not cutting off viable options, you’re not really making a De

Josh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume

To be effective, we must act decisively on decisions we disagree with. This may seem obvious, but it remains one of the most challenging tasks.

Cedric Chin • Decisiveness is Just as Important as Deliberation

Decisive,

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4 DEFINITENESS OF DECISION. The man who wavers in his decisions, shows that he is not sure of himself.

Napoleon Hill • Think and Grow Rich

Indecision is death

One decision stands out above all others as the most difficult, the most time-consuming, and the biggest source of waste for most startups.

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DECISION-MAKING IS centered around gathering information, assessing it, and deciding what is pertinent for your specific situation, and what is the right decision for that moment. It may not work out, but knowing that you made the most informed, thoughtful, and intelligent decision based on the information you could gather at the time is all that y