Alex Hutchinson

But if you were to never listen to the same album twice because you're so dedicated to always finding something new, that would be kind of sad too. You'd never actually be enjoying. So it's absolutely important to...

But if you were to never listen to the same album twice because you're so dedicated to always finding something new, that would be kind of sad too. You'd never actually be enjoying. So it's absolutely important to...

But if you were to never listen to the same album twice because you're so dedicated to always finding something new, that would be kind of sad too. You'd never actually be enjoying. So it's absolutely important to...

I think that's a tension that exists in all of us, maybe in different contexts and different respects. Thinking of the food example again, one of the interesting things, so you can do huge big data analyses of millions of orders from food delivery companies to try and get a sense, rather than just talking in the abstract of, do we like trying new dishes or do we like going back to old favorites?

I think that's a tension that exists in all of us, maybe in different contexts and different respects. Thinking of the food example again, one of the interesting things, so you can do huge big data analyses of millions of orders from food delivery companies to try and get a sense, rather than just talking in the abstract of, do we like trying new dishes or do we like going back to old favorites?

I think that's a tension that exists in all of us, maybe in different contexts and different respects. Thinking of the food example again, one of the interesting things, so you can do huge big data analyses of millions of orders from food delivery companies to try and get a sense, rather than just talking in the abstract of, do we like trying new dishes or do we like going back to old favorites?

We can see what people do and how they rate those meals. And when people try something new, on average, like if they order from a restaurant they've never ordered from before, on average, they tend to rate that meal lower. So by exploring, they've actually taken a hit. They've got, on average, a meal that's worse.

We can see what people do and how they rate those meals. And when people try something new, on average, like if they order from a restaurant they've never ordered from before, on average, they tend to rate that meal lower. So by exploring, they've actually taken a hit. They've got, on average, a meal that's worse.

We can see what people do and how they rate those meals. And when people try something new, on average, like if they order from a restaurant they've never ordered from before, on average, they tend to rate that meal lower. So by exploring, they've actually taken a hit. They've got, on average, a meal that's worse.

But over time, they have a mix of good and bad meals, and they drop the duds, and they add the good new one into the rotation. And so as a result, their ratings creep up over time. So exploring...

But over time, they have a mix of good and bad meals, and they drop the duds, and they add the good new one into the rotation. And so as a result, their ratings creep up over time. So exploring...

But over time, they have a mix of good and bad meals, and they drop the duds, and they add the good new one into the rotation. And so as a result, their ratings creep up over time. So exploring...

pays off in the long term but we kind of know we kind of have the realization that it comes with a risk and it means that sometimes we're going to get worse results so you may you may decide to go somewhere new on vacation and you realize that by taking a chance that you may end up with a crummy vacation so it's natural to feel that um that that worry or that that resistance to exploring.

pays off in the long term but we kind of know we kind of have the realization that it comes with a risk and it means that sometimes we're going to get worse results so you may you may decide to go somewhere new on vacation and you realize that by taking a chance that you may end up with a crummy vacation so it's natural to feel that um that that worry or that that resistance to exploring.

pays off in the long term but we kind of know we kind of have the realization that it comes with a risk and it means that sometimes we're going to get worse results so you may you may decide to go somewhere new on vacation and you realize that by taking a chance that you may end up with a crummy vacation so it's natural to feel that um that that worry or that that resistance to exploring.

And I think, you know, one solution is to try and zoom out at rather than thinking about how am I going to enjoy this week? It's like, will I be glad in a year or, you know, in a year from now that I took a chance and maybe discovered something that will make my future vacations even better.

And I think, you know, one solution is to try and zoom out at rather than thinking about how am I going to enjoy this week? It's like, will I be glad in a year or, you know, in a year from now that I took a chance and maybe discovered something that will make my future vacations even better.

And I think, you know, one solution is to try and zoom out at rather than thinking about how am I going to enjoy this week? It's like, will I be glad in a year or, you know, in a year from now that I took a chance and maybe discovered something that will make my future vacations even better.

I think we have an intuition about that, right? You look back and you say, boy, I wish I'd asked her to dance more likely than you are to be worrying about, oh, I can't believe I asked her to dance and she said no. The things we did that didn't turn out don't generally stick with us as much as the things that might have been.

I think we have an intuition about that, right? You look back and you say, boy, I wish I'd asked her to dance more likely than you are to be worrying about, oh, I can't believe I asked her to dance and she said no. The things we did that didn't turn out don't generally stick with us as much as the things that might have been.