Mr. Appleton, who leaves his wife, Dalynn, and four children, credited his love of high-velocity sporting with helping him make snap business decisions.

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More importantly, the book gets to how our inability to understand how we make these snap decisions can sometimes hinder our decision making skills.

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But when does our core decency come in when we make such life-altering decisions in a snap?

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