Thursday, April 29, 2004
Can't get no satisficing
Barry Schwartz has been arguing that satisficers are happier than maximizers in a world of many options. He has a nice application here to parenting.
Satisficing is something I have to learn to do better. I tend to be a maximizer on most things, and I think that's right for the things you care most about. But you have to draw the line where you slip into satisficing somewhere, and I think I probably draw it too low down on the scale of priorities...
Satisficing is something I have to learn to do better. I tend to be a maximizer on most things, and I think that's right for the things you care most about. But you have to draw the line where you slip into satisficing somewhere, and I think I probably draw it too low down on the scale of priorities...
