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there's a whole discipline devoted to this subject, aptly named "queuing theory." personally, i always wait because I feel more regret if I later find out the
by jimmyvalmer 7y ago
there's a whole discipline devoted to this subject, aptly named "queuing
theory."
personally, i always wait because I feel more regret if I later find out the
line accelerated than I do self-satisfaction if I find out the line
barely budged.
- sturza 7y agowhat about "cutting your losses"?
- jimmyvalmer 7y agoWhat about it? Reduce the problem down to: "how much longer should I wait to move up the line one place?" If that time interval follows an exponential distribution, then no amount of time elapsed will help you make that decision.
- sturza 7y agoIf you can quantify the time you spend on this activity and the value you get, it seems that the value only decreases over time. (If you count time "left" as your only currency)
- jimmyvalmer 7y agoSunk cost fallacy. Look it up. Your future value of waiting does not change with time.