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On one of my early travels, I met someone who introduced me to the concept ‘snap decisions’.

I can’t say that I actively practice this principle, which is unfortunate, but I still like to share it with you.  The idea behind snap decisions is easy: the first thought that comes up in your mind is usually the best. And at this moment I am trying my best not to type down the cliché that a man (such as myself) thinks about sex once every seven seconds. For the curious people, achieving something like that is impossible (the once every seven seconds rule). But false stereotype or not, our thoughts run rampant on a very fast pace. So if you are deciding on something, it first passes through the instinct phase. And instinct is a powerful thing. It kept our ancestors alive long enough to make a statement.
But then other thoughts come by: our logical thinking, the conventions we are taught, and so on. And on many occasions,  the best decisions in life aren’t the ones that fitted logic or the socially acceptable.  Don’t believe me? Oh, well, do you remember that children’s game:
a person asks you questions in a quick pace. You have to answer the first thought that comes up in your mind. It was a simplest lie detector you can imagine. But it worked.

Even in professional situations, people use snap decisions, their subconscious mind already knows the procedure, so they don’t waste time on thinking things over.  

I must admit, it isn’t easy to lock on to your very first thought, if you hesitate too long, that idea will be already filtered at least once. But humor me and give it a try. Start light and see where it takes you. Don’t think, act. True, it might result in some unusual situations, but whatever the outcome will be, at least you’ll have a nice story to tell me. (and it also saves you time on agonizing over and over again ‘shoud I’, ‘what if’, and ‘oh only if I had…’ Have fun.

 This message by the way is posted without any second thoughts.  Was it worth your while?