Are you decisive?

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To follow up on the thread below, I was curious to see what the polling would say.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt226731.html

Since I was decisive and created the poll...I guess my vote is fairly apparent.

Can I change my answer?

"No. I've kicked the can down the entire Interstate."

I don't get it?
But no, I'm not decisive.

of course, American jokes... explains why I don't get it

It depends. If it's something important to me I will agonise for ages about it, research everything and make lists of pros/cons. However, in group situations most people are just looking for a decision to be made for them, often arbitrarily. So sometimes I just make the decision to get the group moving, eg. what to get for dinner. I think the problem is that many decisions end in a tie between two (or more) options which makes it hard to pick (logic fails!!). Just pick one.

Many decisive people are just impulsive. I knew a guy who ran a sports club who was a great leader simply because he announced every decision he made with great confidence. Most of his decisions were crap but I still followed him along with everyone else. People just want someone to make their own decisions for them because it's easier.

I voted yes although i dont understand the fortune phrase .

I'll get flack for this, but as the standard-bearer for the "decisive" side, I have to point out that sometimes, a less wrong decision is better than waiting for the perfect option.