Certainty Quote by Raheel Farooq
““Perhaps, it is better to be decided than undecided. But it is certainly the best to stay decidedly undecided.””
About This Quote
Source Blog post: Decision-Making Strategies, 2020
Choosing decisively, even amid uncertainty, is preferable to lingering indecision.
In simple terms: Decisive uncertainty is better than being stuck.
Key Takeaway
Embrace decisive uncertainty when needed.
Themes
decision making
uncertainty
confidence
Mood
thoughtful
motivational
Type
psychological
strategic
When to use this quote
- career choices
- investment decisions
- personal relationships
- strategic planning
Key Concepts
psychology of choice
risk tolerance
Questions to Reflect On
- When should you stay undecided?
- How to manage anxiety from uncertainty?
A Different Perspective
Indecision can lead to missed opportunities.
![“So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful for impotence.” quote by Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b7/winston-churchill-95_government_so-they-the-government-go-on-in-strange_161017.jpg)
![“[I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics, in so far as disposed through it we are able to reach certainty in other sciences and truth by the exclusion of error.” quote by Roger Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d13/roger-bacon-15067_able_i-f-in-other-sciences-we-should-arrive-a_24209.jpg)