People behave differently from one another on all manner of axes, and each person is usually pretty consistent about it. For instance:

how much to spend money
how much to worry
how much to listen vs. speak
how much to jump to conclusions
how much to work
how playful to be
how spontaneous to be
how much to prepare
How much to socialize
How much to exercise
How much to smile
how honest to be
How snarky to be
How to trade off convenience, enjoyment, time and healthiness in food

These are often about trade-offs, and the best point on each spectrum for any particular person seems like an empirical question. Do people know the answers to these questions? I’m a bit skeptical, because they mostly haven’t tried many points.

Instead [...]

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First published:
April 19th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RPdG2fSiSPLkCSPjg/experiment-on-repeating-choices

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“Experiment on repeating choices” by KatjaGrace

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“Experiment on repeating choices” by KatjaGrace