Creative that I am, my work's often scattered by association. The titles are steps 3 and 4 of ten focused on dealing with decisions and its stress. The bolded are actions to take to achieve steps. Tell me. Do you struggle with your choices?
Satisfice More and Maximize Less
I might be worth more than 17 dollars an hour. I just haven’t communicated it well enough to enough constituents. I am going to bore a crater into a broken office chair waiting for a better deal. This one is enough, for now. If writers at the Journal are worth their 36.99 USD/month subscription and correct about a looming recession, then in one year, this amount may not suffice. At that point, I pray my goals now become milestones by then.
Think about occasions in life when you settle, comfortably. I typically look for places with burgers.
Scrutinize how you choose in those areas. I think my distance from a few key points in the city, and then about value. I spend the least for the most at Wendy’s without fail. 4.28, after tax for an entree, two appetizers and a beverage. On an empty stomach, on a cold afternoon commute, or in lieu of a less favorable dish at home, the meal deal comes in clutch. I do appreciate value, that is, lower costs for similar satisfaction.
Then, to commute to work in 15 minutes or so beats train or taxi rides. My credit union is on the way. Something about receiving the check and cashing it in feels organic and self-sufficient. I see the appeal to agriculture.
Attend a free event, take photos for people, and share them via their social media profiles. Insist on sharing them online. Bridge the gap digital connections begin to construct. Even if no one cops anything, someone aware of your ability may share you, tapping into the network effect.
Then apply that strategy more broadly. Applying the meal deal lens to life, I bite off more than I can ever hope to chew. I overpay and under-eat. If I spend $10 to visit but get only one image I can share, I failed. That was about two weeks ago.
A picture’s worth thousands, they say. I argue it’s priceless- you don’t have an idea how much the shot ‘cost’. So I pay every time I don’t take one, especially when it’s free. Moments make themselves. I rather choose them, than pick at random.
Think About the Opportunity Costs of Opportunity Costs
Unless you’re truly dissatisfied, stick with what you always buy. Film, sandwiches, mags, books and t-shirts. It’s the little things. I don’t have enough bottoms, though.
Don’t be tempted by “new and improved”. I don’t struggle with this but eat out often enough. I also spend on in-game items here and there. I think affording a treat for an event or milestone would benefit me and my work ethic.
Don’t “scratch” unless there’s an “itch”. I’ve been backwards. Long after games are entertaining and exciting, I play with the bunch that came later- a deference to their arrival and a passivity to my own passions. I have this one idea to mash up videos of ads with my work- still haven’t attempted. What have I tried? My 3,000th odd hour of Overwatch. Besides, someone wants to “scratch” my “itch” for me, why do I resist?
And don’t worry that if you do this, you’ll miss out on all the new things the world has to offer. Funnily enough, I seldom feel as though I miss out on things taking place. I have an eye for the eye-catching. Photographers go places visually. They let the lens lead. RubenCress did HIVEFest. Who knows what’s next?