"satisficing a basic need" Do you mean this? I can see you might or might not. To satisfice would mean stopping at the first minimally acceptable solution to s

"satisficing a basic need" Do you mean this? I can see you might or might not. To satisfice would mean stopping at the first minimally acceptable solution to save time and effort. To invoke art and once-in-a-life-time product seems to suggest you want the opposite concept - optimising i.e. to strive relentlessly towards the maximal solution despite the extra time and effort it takes.