tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199601217781594776.post2197560428550132601..comments2024-03-27T10:44:12.682-05:00Comments on LOVE IN THE TIME OF FORECLOSURE: The enviable state of No ChoiceLove in the Time of Foreclosurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581087951938871708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199601217781594776.post-68555664810171342552009-07-14T13:49:10.125-05:002009-07-14T13:49:10.125-05:00Joel, I'm posting that link you sent to the ar...Joel, I'm posting that link you sent to the article. Here it is: http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bschwar1/Sci.Amer.pdf<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading it. And thanks!<br />I agree.... we are "goofy creatures"!Love in the Time of Foreclosurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581087951938871708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199601217781594776.post-47457332843801583712009-07-14T12:50:25.403-05:002009-07-14T12:50:25.403-05:00I have read some Barry Schwartz (His Schwartz is a...I have read some Barry Schwartz (His Schwartz is as big as mine). He wrote an article in Scientific America years ago that I like. He groups people into maximizers (those who always try to make the best possible choice) and satisficers (people who aim for "good enough" whether or not better choices exist.) As you might suspect satisficers are much happier people. Americans are conditioned to value choice above everything. Advertising that bombards us, exists soley to make us discontented with what we have or don't have. Not only does this condition us to be maximizers it causes us to value the very thing that creates discontent. Man, we are goofy creatures. The key is to change your thinking so that consumption has less psychological energy both positive and negative.Joel Keldermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199601217781594776.post-69267271058142926842009-07-14T12:46:05.859-05:002009-07-14T12:46:05.859-05:00Great post, as per usual. I agree - it sometimes ...Great post, as per usual. I agree - it sometimes seems enticing to have all the money or time in the world, but our creativity is really tested and developed when we have to work with constraints. <br /><br />What a beautiful green view.NoHoJaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477754519781909121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199601217781594776.post-81079279362640797922009-07-14T11:59:05.588-05:002009-07-14T11:59:05.588-05:00I agree with your mom wholeheartedly. I've tho...I agree with your mom wholeheartedly. I've thought about this concept of choice pretty frequently in the past several years. The times I've been most alive are when my options are limited and I am "forced" to go head-on into a situation. When I have too many options, I feel pretty paralyzed. I always think about our grocery stores and how we have about 18 versions of spaghetti sauce. We are a culture with so many (TOO MANY) choices. There is freedom (aka liberated brain space) when things are narrowed down for us. You guys have narrowed down your life, in a way that is very freeing (although scary at times, I'm sure). It allows you to focus better and zero in on what you really want. That's why I have nothing but positive thoughts for your future. But, yes, your choices will soon start to multiply, I'm sure ;)Kim Hooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04390764721793745017noreply@blogger.com