Hacker News Reader

Re: What they've discovered is that shortages lead people to make poor decisions. That's because the brain can only process so much.

That's a real problem. Interestingly, I've experienced the opposite while working on several things in parallel - not having "enough time" forces you to make decisions instantly.

View on HN

But in retrospect, is it possible you would have made "better" (however you may define that) decisions if you had time to think about the decisions rather than making them instantly?

Also, a lot of people delay important decision-making when they lack time - or simply never make a much-needed decision at all, thus staying trapped, financially, professionally, personally. . .

I tend to over-analyze... So, my quick gut decisions are usually better.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com