Regarding a story by Gala Galaction – there is a difference between a shepherd who does not act in a hurry and one who works quickly and efficiently.
I don’t agree that if I give you a task you have to think for 30 minutes. You may not be in a hurry, you may not be upset, you may not act tomorrow. You need to solve the task quickly.
Still, there are other situations:
- When you need to find the best way to negotiate an oral offer.
- Maybe when you make a promise, it’s good to assume that you can deliver, within certain limits, and if you don’t, make the effort to reach the target.
- When someone asks you to make a promise/commitment/complicated action, it’s best to think it over.
If someone asks you to buy a thing which you haven’t bought before and/or is an expensive product, think it over.
