Speaking of quick thinking; I also arrive at conclusions very quickly. I prioritize not ‘wasting time’ and that often means that what other people spend a lot of time on … I just decide. They talk about shampoo paralysis and that is REAL — I struggle the most with where to eat. But shampoo — the aisle of CHOICES! So, I tend to choose quickly, and if I like it, I tend to stick with it.

For food this gets complicated. I have 10 (5) meals that I like, and I trust, and I know what is in them, and I can just eat them easily. Likewise I have 10 (5) restaurants that I like, and trust, and I know what I eat there, and I know it is good. But — people want to try new things! People (my family) don’t find as much comfort in the sameness that I do. People want CHOICES. And I just — don’t. It takes sooo long. And some are — not yummy! Sure, some are, but — some aren’t! Is it worth it?

At work too, I hire based on ‘gut’ so often and no matter how many times I am proven wrong, I still trust my gut instinct. I think more than believing I am all seeing and all knowing, I deeply doubt that spending MORE time and MORE effort will produce a more reliable result. I have worked with super methodical people — and they make hiring mistakes, too. And even the hiring mistakes — they thought they wanted a job, or thought they could figure it out, and it wasn’t the way the person who hired them wanted it to be done — I dunno. I think this is why I tend to work in smaller places — I find the more processes and the more systems — the more time is spent/wasted and not necessarily to better results.

I think if I slow down then I will lose time for myself; time to read, to snuggle my children; to go on bike rides — but I also (post for another day) end up reading all the time and doing less of anything else. Just hiding out and reading books …

Anyway, but the rest of the time I’m doing it quickly!