For most of my life I would gather much information as quickly as possible, then consider my options and pick whichever seemed best. I'd then change my mind a few times as I encountered new information, information which I could have discovered before making the initial decision if I'd invested a little more time and effort.
You can imagine the detrimental effects of such a decision making process.
These days I try to gather as much information as possible, taking as long as is necessary, but if a quick decision is needed I'll still make it with the understanding that it is based on limited data (and all that that entails).
I should mention that I'm now trying to consciously include emotions as one source of information.
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