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- From: roberts@CMR.NCSL.NIST.GOV (John Roberts)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Decisions
- Message-ID: <9207281219.AA27252@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 12:19:04 GMT
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- -From: flower@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graham Flower)
- -Subject: Stellar Structure References
- -Date: 27 Jul 92 23:55:18 GMT
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- -Graham Flower ms 90-TT | Better to have convictions and act on
- -Hewlett-Packard 350 W Trimble Rd | them, even if they are wrong, than to
- -Microwave Semiconductor Division | waffle in indecision.
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- I don't agree with that as a general rule for living. You have to weigh the
- expected cost of making the wrong decision against the opportunity cost of
- postponing the decision. Often the reason for indecision is lack of adequate
- information to make a good decision, and often this problem can be remedied
- if you wait until better information is available. Sometimes an entirely new
- option becomes available, that is better than any of the previous choices.
- It really has to be judged on a case-by-case basis.
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- John Roberts
- roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov
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