Maybe it's a personality type thing, or a quirk or just me wanting to be fed my beliefs but I feel exactly the same way as Rands. When he says he doesn't have

Maybe it's a personality type thing, or a quirk or just me wanting to be fed my beliefs but I feel exactly the same way as Rands. When he says he doesn't have time to figure out the best shaving cream or shaving method, I understand that what he means is "he doesn't have time to find the best shaving cream AND do other things that are really important to him", or at least I interpret that's what he means. We've come to an age where it's not just mathematicians and scientists who stand on the shoulders of giants. We all have the ability to do that in vast arenas of our lives while still contributing to our own chosen arenas. It's fabulous if you ask me. It's not about the fact that I can't make a decision, it's that I have the opportunity to make the very best decision based on the experiences and work of others on subjects as mundane as desks and shaving. If I spent as much time figuring out shaving as the guy who wrote the shaving article did, that would be hours of time I didn't spend on doing something I appreciate. It's not better salesmanship, it's better living. I know that there are people out there who just don't want to have someone else tell them what the best thing is and that's fine. But for me, I want to have the best desk or the best keyboard or the best shave but I'd prefer not to have to spend the time of my own figuring out what that is when there are people out there who know and who I can find out from. A good shave is really more than a average shave. A good desk really is better than a average desk. Having people who can tell me which is which is both fulfilling and efficient. We live in a time when information is easily discovered and contributes to a better life. Why keep figuring out the same things? If the journey intrigues you, great. But if you have other journeys to travel, why not short cut those that don't intrigue you?