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You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think

  • Written by Nadav Klein, Postdoctoral Researcher at Harris Public Policy, University of Chicago
You're probably wrong about how long it would take you to know they're 'the one.'rawpixel/Unsplash, CC BY

We live in an age of information. In theory, we can learn everything about anyone or anything at the touch of a button. All this information should allow us to make super-informed, data-driven decisions all the time.

But the widespread...

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