Context Over Quick Decisions

Stop chasing "better decisions."
Start collecting context.

People ask me: "how do you decide so fast?"

I dont. I spent months understanding the system before the decision showed up.

Example → "is this prototype ready for dev?"

Looks like one question. Its actually eight:

→ what type of prototype is it
→ what's expected from this type
→ what process did it go through
→ who signs off on it
→ what's the lifecycle before it reaches R&D
→ how does dev interact with it
→ what does "good" look like
→ what does "bad" look like

When you have the context, the decision is boring. It almost makes itself.

Bad decisions aren't bad judgment. They're missing context.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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