Could a Small Delay Improve the Quality of a Decision?
Time can be a decision-making tool.
A traveler is ready to book the first available flight after a cancellation. Thirty minutes later, better alternatives appear.
The hidden mechanism is information arrival. Decisions are often limited by what is currently known rather than by reasoning ability.
Good timing can improve outcomes even when decision-making skill remains unchanged.
Some decisions improve because people think better. Others improve because time allows reality to reveal more of itself.
