Rules of Thinking, The

RULE 75

Go for Goldilocks

Most decisions of any size will need some research – in other words collecting information. Costs, timescales, options, opinions and so on. I say most because there are a few very subjective decisions (do I want kids?) where collecting your thoughts is more use than collecting information. For everything else, you need catalogues, job adverts, prices, prospectuses, lists of contacts, technical information.

And don’t forget that a lot of decisions will rely to some degree on other people’s feelings. How do the team feel about a new management structure, what do the children think of moving house, will the neighbours object if you put in for an extension, is your business partner OK with you going part time, would your ...