Common sense

[Cyclefrance]

We're a naturally reactive bunch, so we tend to act first and think later how we might have done it better if we'd thought about it first. Taking time to think things through first will generally save more time than rushing headlong into something because the quick approach usually generates the need for involved corrective actions.

Surely that's common sense? The guy who taught me analysis prefers, however, to call it 'uncommon sense'. As we seldom seem to learn from our mistakes in these circumstances, I think he's right.