tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post3565313569599546468..comments2023-08-18T04:41:17.410-07:00Comments on Happiness, truth, everything: Doing it right is least optimal!Jazi Zilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905089558096276638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post-45055507610786386602014-05-02T20:19:35.354-07:002014-05-02T20:19:35.354-07:00Definitely, Daniel.
I am giving an idea. Not argu...Definitely, Daniel.<br /><br />I am giving an idea. Not arguing for acting stupid........ Acting rational is smart. Of courseJazi Zilberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905089558096276638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post-30692102409552335292014-04-29T04:56:46.107-07:002014-04-29T04:56:46.107-07:00I find your thoughts very insightful.
For some thi...I find your thoughts very insightful.<br />For some things in life - we indeed are exited only at the beginning quickly lose interest. For other things it is that last finishing touch that makes all the difference!<br />(like spending weeks preparing a business proposal but failing to send it in!)<br />Most people's life experience teaches them that doing things right is overall a good policy - and that once you develop a habit of skimping - you are on a slippery slope of cutting corners that can be a disaster. On the other hand I like your thinking out of the box attitude!Daniel Kampnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875223189727529759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post-5832468791374113262014-01-30T08:08:46.319-08:002014-01-30T08:08:46.319-08:00>Actual teeth brushing was never the subject.
...>Actual teeth brushing was never the subject.<br /><br />But since you used it to illustrate your point, pointing out a fallacy in your example is informative. <br /><br />I know of kids who have teeth damage. They brushed every day, but they drank something before bedtime (I forget if it was sugary or milk) without brushing afterwards. It's not just a matter of removing dirt from teeth, the goal is to prevent bacteria from damaging the teeth over time.<br /><br />That's anecdotal, but my point is, the simplistic measure "brushing effect per minute" contains assumptions that drastically effect the outcome if you try to maximize it. This is a classic problem in optimization: choosing what function to optimize is tricky.<br /><br />Your overall point is interesting, and I enjoyed reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post-36042535868953682512014-01-29T18:26:21.571-08:002014-01-29T18:26:21.571-08:00Actual teeth brushing was never the subject. The i...Actual teeth brushing was never the subject. The idea is that the first minute is ten times more crucial than the third minute of brushing "correctly". It is about usefulness in degrees of doing something. Not about mouth cleaning per se and its context at all.<br /><br />When others pay the cost, it isanother subject altoghetherJazi Zilberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905089558096276638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766985265879664956.post-24609123876516724592014-01-29T14:00:39.038-08:002014-01-29T14:00:39.038-08:00There is a cost for doing it right.
There is a hig...There is a cost for doing it right.<br />There is a higher cost for doing it wrong.<br />The thing is that doing it right involves self-control while doing it wrong involves a different kind of control which may even involve others covering the costs. Yea when cleaning up the subtler finer particles may require more work than the coarser ones... never the less one may require to get rid of them both...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com