I was wondering how could someone express the idea of "Bias for action",
especially in the sense of it being a specific _character trait_ for someone.

Here is a succinct description of what I mean with "Bias for action" from
[defmacro.org](http://www.defmacro.org/2016/12/22/models.html):

>   * **Bias for action** - in daily life many important decisions are easily
> reversible. It's not enough to have information - it's crucial to move
> quickly and recover if you were wrong, than to deliberately indefinitely.
>
> **Idiom:** One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.  
>  **Idiom:** The best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best
> thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.  
>  **Note:** The best people do this naturally, without brooding, and with a
> light touch.
>
>

My Calligraphy teacher (who is Japanese) suggested "即決即断" (which is close
enough, and has also the nice benefit of being expressed using Kanji alone,
which is a plus for me) but I wonder if there is any alternative that may be
even more appropriate.
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How to express the "Bias for action" concept
即断即決 is probably not wrong, but I think the following
proverbs/idioms/catchphrases directly describe this concept (unfortunately
none is kanji-only):

  * [案ずるより産むが易し](http://jisho.org/word/%E6%A1%88%E3%81%9A%E3%82%8B%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E7%94%A3%E3%82%80%E3%81%8C%E6%98%93%E3%81%97)  
(literally) It's easier to bear a child than to worry about it.

  * やればわかる  
If you do it, you understand it.

  * やってから悩め / やってから考えろ / 考える前に(まず)行動せよ  
Worry/Think after doing it.; Act before thinking.

  * 頭より手を動かせ

To describe someone's trait, you can say 即断即決型の人, 考える前に行動する人, 実践派の人, etc.
行動派の人 should work too when it's contrasted with 慎重派の人/理論派の人.
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