Why ‘Outsourcing’ Your Decisions Can Be Risky

Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.

We make hundreds of them every day. Most are relatively fleeting and inconsequential. What difference does it really make whether you poach some eggs or opt for a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast?

Some people seem to struggle with even the most simple decisions. From the movie You’ve Got Mail you may recall the Tom Hanks line: “The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions to buy one cup of ...