tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post3436940106184467714..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Making Up Your MindStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-87035341549945688292014-10-09T05:57:38.431-07:002014-10-09T05:57:38.431-07:00Thought you might enjoy this: http://www.nationalj...Thought you might enjoy this: http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/embattled-house-democrats-turn-against-nancy-pelosi-20141008<br />The included video is interesting.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58558573191832437452014-10-08T09:32:45.481-07:002014-10-08T09:32:45.481-07:00The article says that "satisficers", who...The article says that "satisficers", who make quick decisions, are happy with "good enough".<br /><br />I have a different take. IMO, they are quick to adopt, and quick to drop their past choices. Satisficers are not hung up on poor choices because they know by experience they can shrug these off and move on to the next choice. Bought the wrong car, or just got tired of it? Dump it after three years, take the depreciation hit, and buy something else. Buy now, pay later. Don't worry, be happy.<br /><br />I'm reminded of the conversation between narrator Nick and Jordan Baker in the Great Gatsby:<br /><br />======<br /><br />"You’re a rotten driver,” I protested. “Either you ought to be more careful, or you oughtn’t to drive at all.”<br /><br />“I am careful.”<br /><br />“No, you’re not.”<br /><br />“Well, other people are,” she said lightly.<br /><br />“What’s that got to do with it?”<br /><br />“They’ll keep out of my way,” she insisted. “It takes two to make an accident.”<br /><br />“Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.”<br /><br />“I hope I never will,” she answered. “I hate careless people. That’s why I like you.”<br /><br />Her gray, sun-strained eyes stared straight ahead, but she had deliberately shifted our relations, and for a moment I thought I loved her. But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires...<br /><br /> Lastangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-91192247437820209712014-10-07T17:45:50.163-07:002014-10-07T17:45:50.163-07:00Well, you can't optimize all variables at once...Well, you can't optimize all variables at once, in almost any situation. If you spend 60 hours analyzing what car to buy, you have 60 hours less to spend on something else--analyzing your investment portfolio, for example. If you choose a spouse based on breast size or income, you will be sacrificing other variables, maybe kindness or sense of humor.<br /><br />See my post about Hunting the Five-Pound Butterfly:<br /><br />http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/12370.html<br /><br /><br />David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-29907683617609375922014-10-07T13:58:23.642-07:002014-10-07T13:58:23.642-07:00Well, perfection is the enemy of the good.
Annnnn...Well, perfection is the enemy of the good.<br /><br />Annnnnd, there's no point in buying something now, because there'll be something better available in 6 months and it'll be cheaper in a year, and....Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-53057736892648955642014-10-07T09:49:31.979-07:002014-10-07T09:49:31.979-07:00I wonder how much is related to our skill sets? Th...I wonder how much is related to our skill sets? The more sophisticated you are, the more you can optimize.<br /><br />I learned I was a "maximizer" when I learned to read maps, like at age 4!? Google map has almost replaced my old skill, but really it just makes it faster to see what the best choices are, so perfection here is within reach.<br /><br />I learned my female cousin was NOT a maximizer. One summer I helped her on a field trip for her class, and we had two destinations, so she drove about 10 miles to the first destination, and then headed back to the school to get to her second destination, which was about 7 miles away from the school, but a mere 3 miles from the first destination.<br /><br />This drove me crazy when I understood her plan, and I tried to give her directions how to get between destination 1 and destination 2 without retreating to the start, but she was practicing her assertiveness skills, and said she could find her own way.<br /><br />Really I learned the world doesn't end if you drive kids on a fieldtrip 34 miles instead of 21 miles, and getting lost has higher costs, especially on a single expedition that doesn't need to be optimized.<br /><br />Perhaps my "maximizier" desires are also related to using a bicycle for personal transportation? Going 13 miles of of my way is a biggest cost on a bike than a car.<br /><br />Or maybe I just learned some people, especially women, have no mental intuition with visualizing travel by maps.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I can play a classic male, usually not asking directions when I'm unsure, but if I do, my verbal memory stops a 3 steps, so I'd rather know "about 3 miles north west" and fake the details than trust in my ability to remember and recognize streets and landmarks to get to an unknown destination.<br /><br />So, by my lack of verbal skills, I'm a Satisficers in regards to directions, keep it simple or you're not going to help me!<br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com