Do nothing?

I often wonder when given a choice between various options whether I'd be better off just doing nothing. I find I take that path more and more frequently as I age. According to this article, there may be wisdom in those decisions to do nothing because we as human beings apparently prefer to "do something" even when that's the wrong choice because it "feels" better than not doing anything.

http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2007/11/is-this-why-goalkeepers-are-so-bad-at.html