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When analysis paralysis meets impulsive decision-making

I obsessively research every decision for weeks then ignore all the research and choose based on a random feeling at the last minute.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind oscillates between excessive thinking and reactive choosing to avoid the uncertainty of not-knowing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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