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Match Your Decision Speed to the Time You Actually Have
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Match Your Decision Speed to the Time You Actually Have

Leaders often rush decisions when they have time and over-analyze when they don't. The real skill is calibrating your decision-making pace to match the time you actually have — being thorough when you can and bold when you must.
Posted by Benjamin Trent 2026-02-12
I am a CTO. I have been doing this for over 15 years. I am also a husband, a father, a student of history, a chess player, a pianist, a hiker, and many other things.

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