It is as if there are two forms of decision making: fear based and curiosity based. In fear-based decision making, we find ourselves wanting the answer as fast as possible. We don’t really pay attention to, or care, what the answer is—we just want something, because the open question makes us anxious and fearful. In curiosity-based decision making, we use one of the core traits of our species to pull apart, examine, and wade into the open question. In my experience curiosity-based decision making yields much better solutions.
