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Topic: On Decisions

Research until you can decide. Not…

Research until you can decide. Not until you can’t decide anything else.

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The best decision is rarely the…

The best decision is rarely the best possible one. It’s the best one you can actually make and keep.

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You don’t have to know everything…

You don’t have to know everything about a thing to be good at it. You just have to know enough…

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The obsessed chase the best that…

The obsessed chase the best that exists. The above average chase the best that fits.

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