The value of procrastination.

January 11, 2007•53 words

Once we act, we forfeit the option of waiting until new information comes along. As a result, no-acting has value. The more uncertain the outcome, the greater may be the value of procrastination.
Bernstein (1998)

I found that today reading a paper about procrastination. What a great argument for doing nothing.

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