Am I the only person that lives this paradox? It took me about a week of intermittently Googling and trips to both Sears and Bed, Bath & Beyond to pick out and purchase a new toaster. But I picked my first house after looking at just three of them in one day. I visited about six houses before deciding on the current one. I picked my college after looking at three of those. I didn't fret for days about which job offer to take after I had two to entertain.
For some reason, I can spend a lot of time on small, silly decisions but I decide on the big stuff quickly and with less information. I attribute this to good instincts and then the willingness to trust my instincts. I have instincts, apparently, for homes, cars and jobs but not toasters, TVs and the like.
Omid Kordestani, one of the founders of Google said this in a different way: "Make the small decisions with your head and the big decisions with your heart." My heart evidently works faster than my head, but in the end, it's really a combination of head, heart and instinct.
For some reason, I can spend a lot of time on small, silly decisions but I decide on the big stuff quickly and with less information. I attribute this to good instincts and then the willingness to trust my instincts. I have instincts, apparently, for homes, cars and jobs but not toasters, TVs and the like.
Omid Kordestani, one of the founders of Google said this in a different way: "Make the small decisions with your head and the big decisions with your heart." My heart evidently works faster than my head, but in the end, it's really a combination of head, heart and instinct.