Preserve optionality (concept)

Keep options open It has some links to being open minded That if you are open minded Then you can keep options open.

Thinking Gray It’s not being black and white. This isn’t helpful for some people To have all or nothing thinking

Problems

Isn’t this just fence sitting? What’s the balance?

Compare with

Hysteresis (concept)

I guess the comparison is that if you are hasty (LOTR) Then you might get trapped in hysteresis. You’ve grooved bad habits

Contrast with

Path dependence