According to Tom Sosnoff, this is a one of his keys to success. He also seeks this characteristic in others.
When he’s interviewing job candidates, he would ask a question like, “What’s 17% of 42?”
Sosnoff says 50% of the people won’t even answer fearing answering incorrectly. But what he’s really looking for is people’s willingness to make decisions rather than someone who’s indecisive.
When going through your day, whether it is part of your job or your outside life, you’re faced with so many decisions. And honestly, most of them are either not that important or we overthink it. We should trust our instincts because most of the time it will point us in the right direction.
If it was the wrong decision, then you learn, and the next time your brain will point you to the right choice.
Get faster at making decisions. Make it, and move on.