{"id":10414,"date":"2022-03-14T06:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:26:19","slug":"that-critical-decision-when-should-you-sleep-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/that-critical-decision-when-should-you-sleep-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"That Critical Decision: When Should You \u201cSleep on It\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10414\" class=\"elementor elementor-10414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a86d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39a86d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53b182 elementor-widget 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class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"4\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b91e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b91e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9be926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sleep-on-it-qon9iluk6qs158cyr61qkslfio6jqqlvbpfq22tm9s.jpg\" title=\"sleep-on-it\" alt=\"Sleeping on a decision\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633c5c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"633c5c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0cc96e\" data-id=\"c0cc96e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e54c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e54c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are times with decision making when we have both the need and the time to <strong><em>think it over<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; It might make sense to <em>sleep on it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>By the way the words <em>&#8220;think it over&#8221;<\/em> strikes fear in the hearts of assertive sales people everywhere.&nbsp; The reality is you get to decide how you decide. To help with that, here&#8217;s my barroom example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09a62f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09a62f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a10cf3\" data-id=\"6a10cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf7ef0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf7ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b864f37\" data-id=\"b864f37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865f651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865f651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Guy Walked into a Bar...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285e67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285e67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 10 years ago I attended an in-person conference with other professional development colleagues.\u00a0 \u00a0As was typical with these events, there was as much or more value in after hours bar conversations as in the formal sessions.\u00a0 In fact we grew to refer to the bar as <em>The Knowledge Center<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p>One night in <em>The Knowledge Center,<\/em> Doug, (a senior colleague) approached me with an offer to collaborate with him to develop content for radio commercials for his business.\u00a0 Media folks are notorious for bartering with air time. So Doug needed to create content for his new found commercial time. He offered me a lower than market hourly rate justified by the idea that I would also gain from our collaboration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c3752\" data-id=\"c5c3752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7934a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7934a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10415\" alt=\"Pub\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pub.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7e2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf7e2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge and Creative Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4cff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d4cff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After considering his offer, I shared a conundrum:<\/p><blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s the problem;\u00a0 I do some of my best creative work when I&#8217;m asleep.\u00a0 Are you willing to pay me for sleeping on the job?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>The idea didn&#8217;t need explanation.\u00a0 Doug immediately understood.\u00a0 We&#8217;d had previous discussions about the power of the subconscious mind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Of course there are countless other things that our minds work on when we&#8217;re sleeping.\u00a0 Some people keep a pen and paper at their bedside so they can capture potential eureka moments before they&#8217;re forgotten.\u00a0 So when would I know when to stop and start my meter to account for my creative time invested on his project?<\/p><p>We resolved the terms of our transaction the radio station way.\u00a0 We bartered.\u00a0 I had some coaching needs to exchange for his creative needs.\u00a0 So we found a creative way for me to get paid for sleeping on the job.\u00a0 A mutually beneficial <em>win &#8211; win<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d509b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d509b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leveraging The Power of the Subconscious Mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735f5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"735f5c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reality is that we all spend some <em>time sleeping on the job<\/em>.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t measure the amount of time our subconscious is at work solving processing our problems and decisions.\u00a0 \u00a0But as knowledge workers, the work we do <em>sleeping on the job<\/em> does serve to make our conscious work hours more valuable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>With this in mind, how can we use our subconscious brain power more effectively?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p>It helps to remember that our subconscious is a very obedient servant. And that it has gathered and stored a lifetime of knowledge and experience.\u00a0 It just needs to be accessed.\u00a0 So when you assign a task to your subconscious, it will obediently and diligently go to work to solve the challenges you assign it; given some processing time.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed2496 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed2496\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aaad48\" data-id=\"6aaad48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab96a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fab96a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sleeping On Your Important Decisions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cb123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80cb123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10416\" alt=\"Sleeping on a decision\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae99d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae99d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;ve now answered the question about sleeping on complex decisions.\u00a0 If you have the time to allow your subconscious the opportunity to process your situation overnight, you will likely wake up with more clarity.\u00a0 The result is a more informed decision.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2da92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e2da92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Caveat: Over Doing It <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2019720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2019720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If sleeping on an important decision for one night is good, multiple nights would be even better.\u00a0 Right?\u00a0 Probably not.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re a perfectionist, this could be a trap that leads to needless and potentially harmful procrastination.\u00a0 If some new information or insight surfaces that makes your decision more complicated, MAYBE another night of processing time could help.\u00a0 Be aware that one night to <em><strong>sleep on it<\/strong><\/em> is enough for all but the most complicated of issues.\u00a0 Sleeping on a decision for multiple nights is most likely an unconscious decision not to make a decision.\u00a0 \u00a0You need to stop hitting the snooze button.\u00a0 If you consider yourself an executive, remember; Execute is the root word.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20aa465 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20aa465\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d53a627\" data-id=\"d53a627\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4136185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4136185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Sleep Time Always Necessary?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a73499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a73499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ability to sleep on a decision is a luxury.\u00a0 The urgency of some situations doesn&#8217;t allow us time to <em>think it over <\/em>either with or without the benefit of sleep. When a police officer walks into a crime scene and faces an armed suspect, there typically isn&#8217;t time to process the decision to pull the trigger.\u00a0 Given the proper experience and insight, the mind is capable of <strong><em>rapid cognitive decision making<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, addresses <em>&#8220;The Power of Thinking without Thinking&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0in his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316010669\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0316010669&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chicaexecuc0b-20&amp;linkId=49e4bfe016374f6276526c7522eec645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Blink<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The book sites scores of examples of people who can immediately\u00a0 act instinctively.\u00a0 But your instincts must be developed.\u00a0 Experienced surgeons are able to respond to unexpected events during a procedure.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>On my bar interaction with Doug, I didn&#8217;t need time to think it over. I instinctively came up with the idea of bartering, even after some adult beverages. Another example of rapid decision making.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21e9e3a\" data-id=\"21e9e3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b192d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b192d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316010669\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0316010669&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=chicaexecuc0b-20&#038;linkId=49e4bfe016374f6276526c7522eec645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/blink-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/blink-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/blink-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/blink.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff3521a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff3521a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7410ec\" data-id=\"c7410ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f740d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f740d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sleeping on a decision is a luxury.\u00a0 In complex situations, you can benefit from additional processing time\u00a0 Without the luxury of thinking things over, can you trust the instincts you&#8217;ve developed?\u00a0 If not, find someone who has the knowledge, intellect and experience that can <i>&#8220;think without thinking&#8221;.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff4b9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff4b9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d09255f\" data-id=\"d09255f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbb6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdbb6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are times with decision making when we have both the need and the time to think it over.  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