You Shouldn't Jump to Conclusions: Lessons from Sudoku

Recently, I played Sudoku. I was struggling to fill in the numbers one by one, and just when I thought I had filled in most of them, I discovered that there were two 7's in the same row.... Ah! I did it. I had to start over almost from the beginning because I didn't know where I had made the mistake. The reason for my mistake was that I thought that only "7" could be in the same row, when in fact other numbers could be in the same row, and I jumped to a conclusion without looking around too much. This happens to me quite often when I play Sudoku. I am sure you have experienced this too.

Later, I thought that this could also be said for decisions other than Sudoku. For example, it is one thing to think, "This is the only way! It is one thing to think, "This is the only way! If you think about it carefully and calmly, you can come up with other ways of doing things. It is another thing to be too hasty in coming to a conclusion, to say, "Oh, my God, I have no talent. If you look for it, you may find some talent, and in a sense, you may be able to say that you have the talent of worrying. LOL. If you try to make a decision in a hurry, you will lose your perspective. I decided to think slowly and make a decision.