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There is some research suggesting that maximizers, people who insist on only the best, are less happy than satisficers, people who stop when they've found somet
by beala 2y ago
There is some research suggesting that maximizers, people who insist on only the best, are less happy than satisficers, people who stop when they've found something that's good enough.[1] Perhaps it has something to do with how maximizers, due to their exhaustive research, know all the shortcomings of the thing they eventually choose. Anyway, this research is pre-replication crisis, so who knows if it has stood up, but I've found maximizer/satisficer to be a useful distinction.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisficing#In_personality_and_happiness_research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisficing#In_personality_and...
- switchbak 2y agoI've found that to be a liberating philosophy. But I also have a few areas where I'm quite the opposite: but I'm very deliberate in which things I choose to obsess over. I try to remind myself to be conscious of the diminishing returns there too - and try not to go _full audiophile_.
- ethbr1 2y agoI hear you... through the daisy-chained coat hangers I wired up my speakers with.
- int_19h 2y agoOn the other hand, sometimes doing said research is half the fun.