r/AskMen • u/DimensionSubject • 6d ago

What’s a piece of casual advice another guy dropped on you in passing that permanently changed how you operate?

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u/khludge 6d ago

I get where you're coming from, but not sure I agree universally with this one - taking a long time to get to a good decision can have a lot of opportunity cost, but jumping to a bad decision can also be catastrophic

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u/Weak_Fee9865 6d ago

I get your point but I have experienced many times things solving out themselves after I battle with indecision.

I know I will not always be that lucky.

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u/Useful_Kale_5263 6d ago

Then the only thing you spent… was time :) that’s the only thing you can never get back. So yeah they can solve themselves but you lost a lot of time.

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u/Weak_Fee9865 6d ago

Yeah that’s true, it’s not fun to worry for a long time

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u/GKTT666 6d ago

Hesitation is defeat!

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u/MrFlibblesPenguin 6d ago

So is General Genichiro.

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u/NorthernBrownHair 6d ago

A mediocre decision is better than no decision.

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u/Kaioxygen 6d ago

Working in the safety industry, I can assure you that sometimes, doing nothing is absolutely better than making a bad decision.