Satisficing: Herbert Simon’s 1956 Stopping Rule, the Forecast That Launched D-Day, and Why “Good Enough” Outlasts “Best”

Editorial cover: Satisficing — Herbert Simon’s 1956 stopping rule, with a chart of candidates against a pre-written aspiration bar

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