Default Heuristic

The premise of this heuristic is that when the cost of acquiring new information
is high and the consequence of deviating from a default choice is low, sticking
with the default will likely be the optimal choice A default choice is any
option that gives you very high confidence that it will work. Most of the time,
it is something you’ve used before. Something you understand well. Something
that has proven itself to be a reliable way for getting things done in the space
you’re operating in. Your default choice doesn’t have to be the theoretical best
choice. It doesn’t have to be the most efficient. Or the latest and greatest.
Your default choice simply needs to be a reliable option to get you to your
ultimate desirable outcome. Your default choice should be very unlikely to fail
you; you have to be confident that it’s a very safe bet. In fact, that’s the
only requirement