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<br />not having all relevant information and simply avoiding making a <br />necessary decision because you fear the outcome may disappoint <br />someone or you fear you will make the wrong decision. <br /> <br />3. Paralysis-by-Analysis <br />Sometimes it seems like the more we study an issue the more con- <br />flicted or confused we get. Instead of gaining clarity, we become <br />more muddled. Eventually, we suffer paralysis-by-analysis, not <br />knowing which way to turn within a maze of information and op- <br />tions. <br /> <br />4. Integrate Thinking and Doing <br />There needs to be some happy middle ground <br />between rushing to judgment on the one hand and <br />paralysis-by-analysis and other decision-making <br />dilemmas on the other. We need to realize we will <br />never have all information before us. Life is too <br />complex. Yet we shouldn't make an uninformed <br />public decision when good, relevant information and <br />insights are available. <br /> <br /> <br />There is always the learning that occurs from doing something posi- <br />tive and then seeing what happens. In other words, integrate think- <br />ing and doing. By taking action we generate experience from which <br />we learn. Have a bias for action - not thoughtless, careless action but <br />action based on the best information and judgment available. Then <br />review the results of that action, make adjustments, and act again. <br /> <br />A continuous cycle of thinking - doing - reviewing - and acting can <br />result in solid progress. <br /> <br />18 <br />