# On Waiting

DevFeed: [On Waiting](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/on-waiting-33419.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2023/09/14/wu-wei>)

Published: 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [opinions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinions.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion piece explains the author's decision-making philosophy of waiting as long as possible when decisions lack information. It presents examples involving preview features, architecture, and product design, while emphasizing the need to monitor situations and revisit decisions when circumstances change.

## Source excerpt

I was telling a colleague about my philosophy toward making decisions: "wait as long as you can". She replied, "have you heard of the Chinese concept of 无为 (wu wei)?". Uh, no, I have not. She elaborated: