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People
nowadays seem to agree, to some degree, that quick decision making
skills are vital for their success, as they the world around them
changes very quickly. They often argue that making decisions quickly
enable them to capitalize on opportunities. However, a closer
examination of their claims reveals that decisions made in a hurry
often cause more problems than they solve: hasty decisions can cause
unforeseen problems and decisions once made are irreversible.
Hasty
decisions can cause numerous unforeseen problems in the future.
Without the benefit of
planning, people are
more likely to make uninformed decisions. Their decisions may appear
to be reasonable in terms of few years
when, in reality, they may cause serious issues in the long-run. To
be specific, our family suffered a huge financial loss precisely
because of an uninformed decision made by my father. Ten years ago,
when my parents were looking for an apartment, an employee from a
well-established real-estate agency persuaded my dad to buy an
apartment. The employee lured him into buying the apartment by
offering exclusive deals, such as a twenty percent discount. He
threatened my father that it will be sold to someone else if he does
not hurry. As a result, he purchased the apartment immediately
without consulting others. We all thought that he made the right
decision until we tried to sell our apartment to move into a new
house a decade later. We discovered that it's price took a nose dive
shortly after purchasing it: it's price was almost halved in less
than a year. As we can see, hasty decisions can cause numerous
problems in the long-run.
Apart
from numerous problems they can cause, hasty decisions are also
irreversible once they are made. Decisions affect our lives
permanently. In other words, wrong decisions can leave permanent
scars on our lives. This is why decisions made in a hurry without
careful planning can be harmful. In addition, it is almost impossible
to undo our decisions once they are made. For example, my friend,
Bill, bought a very expensive two-seater sports car, Lexus, out
of his love for sports car in his late twenties.
Little did he know that he would get married a year later and have a
baby. As he was paying
for his car in installments over five years,
he could not afford to buy another car suitable for a family of
three. His marriage was ruined for he and his wife would argue about
his car all the time. His impulsive decision to buy a two-seater
resulted in an undo-able nightmare. In this sense , decisions have to
be made very carefully as they are irreversible.
To
conclude, not only are hasty decisions harmful, but also they are
irreversible. In this regard, I feel that it is always wrong to make
decisions in a hurry. Hasty decisions will cause many people to waste
their time and money. People should be careful not to make decisions
too quickly.
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