Sometimes it is important to suspend judgement (see The importance to suspend judgement). But sometimes it may be better to do not suspend judgement and take a decision quickly.

In fact suspend a judgement and make a better interpretation of reality allows to take more accurate decisions.

But take a decision quickly allows to take decisions faster and maybe seize opportunities or focus on more important decisions.

It is necessary to find a balance. The factors that influence what strategies to choice I think that are:

• importance of the decision
• urgency of the decision
• reliability of our mental models and our perception of the reality in the scope of the decision
• risks we would face if we would take a wrong decision

Some guidelines could be:

• If the decision is important, risks are high and decision is not so urgent, then it is better to suspend judgement.
• If the decision is not important and the risks are low, then it is better DO NOT suspend judgement.
• If the decisions is not important, but it is urgent, then it is better to DO NOT suspend judgement in particular if the risks are not high.

Related Questions:

Related Topics:

• Decision Making
• The importance to suspend judgement
• How to evaluate risks

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