One thing I learned -- I think it was from The Pragmatic Programmer -- that helps me when I feel forced into making a quick decision is this three-part answer:
1. I don't know,
2. It depends,
3. I'll get back to you.
If people don't accept that, I'll follow with some variation of "Do you want me to guess or do you want me to lie? Either way, I'd be feeding you bullshit, and you deserve better than that. Give me a little bit of time to collect my thoughts."
1. I don't know, 2. It depends, 3. I'll get back to you.
If people don't accept that, I'll follow with some variation of "Do you want me to guess or do you want me to lie? Either way, I'd be feeding you bullshit, and you deserve better than that. Give me a little bit of time to collect my thoughts."