Alex Hutchinson

Uh, habit doesn't always get you there. Sometimes you need, you need, you don't want to explore every morning. Like you don't want to wake up for work and say, all right, I'm going to invent a new way of tying my shoes. And then I'm going to decide which parts of my body to cover with clothing.

Uh, habit doesn't always get you there. Sometimes you need, you need, you don't want to explore every morning. Like you don't want to wake up for work and say, all right, I'm going to invent a new way of tying my shoes. And then I'm going to decide which parts of my body to cover with clothing.

Uh, habit doesn't always get you there. Sometimes you need, you need, you don't want to explore every morning. Like you don't want to wake up for work and say, all right, I'm going to invent a new way of tying my shoes. And then I'm going to decide which parts of my body to cover with clothing.

And then I'm going to try and figure out a completely different way to get to work because you're going to be late for work every morning. But having some exploration, not getting totally calcified into your routines, I think, um, Again, going back to this theme, it's both fun and it can lead to better outcomes.

And then I'm going to try and figure out a completely different way to get to work because you're going to be late for work every morning. But having some exploration, not getting totally calcified into your routines, I think, um, Again, going back to this theme, it's both fun and it can lead to better outcomes.

And then I'm going to try and figure out a completely different way to get to work because you're going to be late for work every morning. But having some exploration, not getting totally calcified into your routines, I think, um, Again, going back to this theme, it's both fun and it can lead to better outcomes.

Yeah, so this is the downside of exploring. This might seem like the downside of exploring, is that it is hard. Let's say you decide that you want to find a new way to work. The most likely scenario is that you're going to get lost or you're going to take longer. It's going to suck. I mean, there's a reason you're taking the route you have been taking.

Yeah, so this is the downside of exploring. This might seem like the downside of exploring, is that it is hard. Let's say you decide that you want to find a new way to work. The most likely scenario is that you're going to get lost or you're going to take longer. It's going to suck. I mean, there's a reason you're taking the route you have been taking.

Yeah, so this is the downside of exploring. This might seem like the downside of exploring, is that it is hard. Let's say you decide that you want to find a new way to work. The most likely scenario is that you're going to get lost or you're going to take longer. It's going to suck. I mean, there's a reason you're taking the route you have been taking.

And that's true, I think, in general of any exploratory choice. Going back to what we said before, it's by definition, the outcome is uncertain. And in most cases, on average, it's actually going to be worse than what you already know. So ordering in a restaurant, if you know what dish you like in that such and such a restaurant, and then you decide, maybe I should try the meatloaf or whatever.

And that's true, I think, in general of any exploratory choice. Going back to what we said before, it's by definition, the outcome is uncertain. And in most cases, on average, it's actually going to be worse than what you already know. So ordering in a restaurant, if you know what dish you like in that such and such a restaurant, and then you decide, maybe I should try the meatloaf or whatever.

And that's true, I think, in general of any exploratory choice. Going back to what we said before, it's by definition, the outcome is uncertain. And in most cases, on average, it's actually going to be worse than what you already know. So ordering in a restaurant, if you know what dish you like in that such and such a restaurant, and then you decide, maybe I should try the meatloaf or whatever.

chances are it's going to be worse than what you already know you like. And so that seems like exploring sucks. It just brings you negative outcomes. Now, in the long term, by exploring, you can discover things that work out to be better.

chances are it's going to be worse than what you already know you like. And so that seems like exploring sucks. It just brings you negative outcomes. Now, in the long term, by exploring, you can discover things that work out to be better.

chances are it's going to be worse than what you already know you like. And so that seems like exploring sucks. It just brings you negative outcomes. Now, in the long term, by exploring, you can discover things that work out to be better.

But there's another angle, which is that actually doing things that are challenging, that involve some struggle, getting lost now and then, can actually be extremely satisfying. And so... There's this idea of the effort paradox in psychology, which is that sometimes the harder we have to work at something, the more we like it.

But there's another angle, which is that actually doing things that are challenging, that involve some struggle, getting lost now and then, can actually be extremely satisfying. And so... There's this idea of the effort paradox in psychology, which is that sometimes the harder we have to work at something, the more we like it.

But there's another angle, which is that actually doing things that are challenging, that involve some struggle, getting lost now and then, can actually be extremely satisfying. And so... There's this idea of the effort paradox in psychology, which is that sometimes the harder we have to work at something, the more we like it.

And whether that's running a marathon or whatever, people don't run a marathon because it's easy. They run it because it's hard. Sometimes you may start, I want to get in shape, so I'm going to start running. But people who run more than one marathon, they're attracted to the difficulty of it. And you can extend that to buying furniture at Ikea.

And whether that's running a marathon or whatever, people don't run a marathon because it's easy. They run it because it's hard. Sometimes you may start, I want to get in shape, so I'm going to start running. But people who run more than one marathon, they're attracted to the difficulty of it. And you can extend that to buying furniture at Ikea.