# The Action/Omission Bias

> **Action bias**
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> Watching and waiting is torture when you can instead do something in emergency situations such as fire drill. Differentiate reaction from response in certain life-saving and uncertain turbulent circumstances. Watch-and-wait for another minute could be fatal. Contemplation is laudable but taking action is very much necessary to reduce casualties and ensure survival.
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> <https://medium.com/@showdelin/the-art-of-thinking-clearly-9ab15222b1ea>

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