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This reminds me of a quote from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynmann!. When you're young, you have all these things to worry about - should you go there, what ab
by tjalfi 9y ago
This reminds me of a quote from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynmann!.
When you're young, you have all these things to worry about - should you go there, what about your mother. And you worry, and try to decide, but then something else comes up. It's much easier to just plain decide. Never mind - nothing is going to change your mind. I did that once when I was a student at MIT. I got sick and tired of having to decide what kind of dessert I was going to have at the restaurant, so I decided it would always be chocolate ice cream, and never worried about it again - I had the solution to that problem.
- etreymaster 9y agoWhat about trying new things, experimenting with life?
- evolve2k 9y agoI think the idea is to remove decision making from things you personally don't care too much for to give you more time to focus on those decisions you do care a lot about.
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- taberiand 9y agoDecide that you will always try something different from last time.
- leksak 9y agoI always try to identify items I wouldn't be able to get elsewhere. For instance, if I want to order a beer I go for those that are in limited stock or from a local microbrewery. Spice of life and what not.
- tripzilch 9y agoUm yes, go for it? :)
- nitemice 9y agoI've started to adopt a similar practice, although a somewhat more flexible one. Whenever I'm at a restaurant, or ordering food for whatever reason, I will check the menu for an item that prominently contains mushrooms. If such an item exists (and it doesn't sound awful or ridiculously expensive), then that's what I'm getting. Decision made. I started doing this mainly because I like mushrooms, enough that it felt like a really easy way to hand off decision making. It's also good in that, unlike the above, I don't get just the exact same thing every time (although mushroom burgers are starting to seem pretty same-y).
- tripzilch 9y agoOne thing I like to do, especially when I'm too tired or fuzzy to spend my limited energy on a large number of choices, is to wait and see what others are ordering and then pick from those options which you like best. Also reduces the odds that you'll be looking at someone else's plate thinking "I wish I'd have ordered that instead" :)