Let's Sleep On It

Home and Garden channel (HGTV) had a show last season called, "Let's Sleep On It". I thought it was an interesting show. A house hunting couple narrowed their choice down to two houses. Of course, most of the time she liked one and he liked the other.

What was unique about this show? The couple could spend the night in one of the houses, the one they thought they might buy. They even got to invite family and friends over for a party.

Then, they got to sleep on it while they pondered the pros and cons of living in the house. The next day they were required to make a decision on whether or not to buy.

I often wondered if they decided not to buy that house, could they go back and take another look at the other house? The show never goes beyond their final sleep-on-it decision.

I think a follow-up show of several couples and where they end up six months later would be interesting.

This morning on the WebMD website was an article about making decisions. Many times people are told to "sleep on it" before making a decision so they aren't making a choice by knee-jerk reaction.

This article indicates just the opposite is now proving true. It is much better to sort through all the information, deliberate, and then make a decision.

Some people make decisions in the blink of an eye, others require time to think about it, while still others choose to sleep on it. New studies show the thinkers who spent time consciously thinking things through were the winners.

All this thinking is tiring me out. Maybe I better sleep on it after all.

What do you think?