Good judgment is knowing which facts deserve more weight, not merely collecting more of them.

Adding more information does not automatically improve a decision. Beyond a certain point it makes things worse, since the important facts get diluted among the trivial and everything begins to look equally relevant. What actually improves judgment is knowing which two or three facts carry most of the weight in this particular case.

When facing a decision, try naming the small number of facts that would change your mind. Focus on those. Gathering more of everything else is usually a way of postponing the choice.