Restaurant Maximizers vs. Satisficers

Shaan shares a story about different approaches to food choices that illustrates the maximizer vs. satisficer concept.

"When I was younger I started a company with my two best friends. On one hand is my buddy Trevor, who was like me - now I know the word - he was a maximizer. We would always go try new food, new restaurants. Every time we'd go out to eat, we'd try a new place. Every time we'd try a new place, we would try to try a new dish at that place.

The reality is that when you do that, you have a lot of unsatisfying lunches because you try a bunch of stuff that you don't actually like. You're just kind of hunting for that satisfying feeling of once in a while finding something great.

Our other buddy would just eat Qdoba all the time, and Qdoba is like aggressively mediocre. One day he was like, 'Yeah, I'll never try as many foods as you, but I'll be happier every day for lunch.'

It kind of stuck with me. There really are two different approaches for life. I'm not sure which one's better objectively, but there's definitely a better for me and a better for him."