According to the oxford directory “sleeping on it” means a delay in making a decision on something until the following day so as to have more time to consider the decision.  There are many studies that show “sleeping on it” is one of the most effective ways to make complex decisions. However sometimes an individual has to make a decision right away. This does not necessarily mean their decision is ineffective.  Also most times there is not enough time to use the  “sleep on it”method.

An illustration of good decision making is demonstrated in the article ” A leaders framework for decision making”.   In 1993 in a fast food rest in Chicago a gunman murdered seven people. Deputy Chief Walter Gasio faces a great deal of pressure when he had to make several decision.  There has been a new form of way which leaders make decision  and form new perspective based on complexity science. There are many situations like this where leaders and other individuals has to make a split second decision. However that does not necessarily means they did not  make an effective decision, because if Deptuty Gasio had sleep on his decision maybe many more lives would have lost.

In the article” Got a big decision to make? sleep on it”,   Dr Maarten Bos had proven “sleep is associated with better memory performance, and “slow-wave” sleep in particular has been shown to enhance our ability to make mental connections and integrate associated information”.  Also while sleeping individuals discovered  more creative ways to slow their problems.  This method is very useful when making decisions, for example when buying a house or a car and choosing what college you want to attend in the future. In fact when making very important decision that could impact your life its a more effective way.