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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think DC tends to attract the "maximizer" personality. They assume you want/need to strategize to get the best thing because that's what they do. Find more "satisficers" to hang out with, we are much more relaxed!

https://www.psychologistworld.com/cognitive/maximizers-satisficers-decision-making[/quote]

OP here, this is very interesting. Yes, I do think many people here are seeking to maximize every aspect of life in a way I probably am not. I think I might attract maximizers specifically because I think sometimes people look at aspects of my life and think "oh here, if you do it this way, it's better." But truthfully I like how I currently do it. I'm super frugal and I choose to "make do" with a lot of things because this leads to me saving a ton of money, and I love saving money (and then investing it).

Just the other day I was noting to another mom that I find it hard this time of year to keep our floors clean because everyone is wearing boots and with the rain and snow and mud it all gets tracked inside. And she was like "oh well actually I'm obsessed with this and here is a 14-point plan to keep floors spotless in February that involves several hundred dollars in special gear plus paying someone to clean once a week." It sounded very amazing and I'm sure her floors are spotless, but I would never spend that kind of money on special mats and shoe storage and cleaners. I just vacuum a bit more often and harass my kids to take their shoes off by the door, and then complain a little about how it's annoying to keep floors clean. I actually think this conversation was annoying for the other mom because I was like "wow sounds great but no I don't need you to email me this info because I'm not going to do that." I think she was like "WHY would you complain about this and then not be willing to do what it takes to fix it?" But to me it's obvious. Just a difference in approach I guess![/quote]

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