Mike Hudack

Satisfiers and Maximizers

lifeinsideout:

viajingc:

Satisfiers are those who make a decision or take action once their criteria are met. That doesn’t mean they’ll settle for mediocrity; their criteria can be very high, but as soon as they find the pasta sauce or the business card that has the qualities they want, they’re satisfied. Maximizers want to make the optimal decision. Even if they see a bicycle or a backpack that meets their requirements, they can’t make a decision until after they’ve examined every option, to make the best possible choice.

Studies suggest that satisficers tend to be happier than maximizers; maximizers spend a lot more time and energy to reach a decision, and they’re often anxious about whether they did, in fact, make the best choice.

This makes me wonder whether I’m a satisfier or a maximizer.  I’m not sure that I know.  I think I’m a satisfier, but I’ve definitely behaved like a maximizer from time to time.

Cite Arrow reblogged from lifeinsideout
8 notes | # | Jan 17, 2009
  1. steph reblogged this from jingc
  2. ohlarissa liked this
  3. caterpillarcowboy reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    Ditto for me. How about you?
  4. dancarlberg liked this
  5. mikehudack reblogged this from lifeinsideout and added:
    This makes me wonder whether I’m a satisfier or a maximizer. I’m not sure that I know. I think I’m a satisfier, but I’ve...
  6. lifeinsideout reblogged this from jingc and added:
    Satisfiers are those who make...decision or take action once their criteria are met. That...
  7. simpleagent liked this
  8. notentirely liked this
  9. jingc posted this

About

Hi. I'm Mike Hudack. I'm a high school dropout, the CEO of blip.tv and a former warblogger. Also check out the blip.tv blog.

Search

More

  • Home
  • Archives
  • Subscribe

Following

  • Front Pages
  • Fred Wilson Dot VC
  • New Speedway Boogie
  • JSTN
  • Squashed
  • it's the interweb
  • mareen fischinger's blog
  • my internet is where i want you to touch
  • vcr
  • Gauntlet
  • James Siminoff
  • dubliner
  • bijan sabet
  • Блядь да Матушка Россия!!!
  • My Parents Were Awesome
  • Twitter Status
  • Matthew Buchanan
  • Systems of Operation
  • Leah D'Emilio
  • Young Manhattanite
  • this isn't happiness.
  • The Daily What
  • This Recording
  • YMFY
  • the michael galpert tumblelog
  • WAXIN' AND MILKIN'
  • mumble mumble
  • Artists Paid
  • Nick McGlynn
  • Mickipedia
  • worship the glitch
  • HIGHLIGHTED LIFE // the tumblelog of james nord
  • .la douleur exquise.
  • INTERNET SNORKEL WITH ZACH ROSE
  • As Pretty As A Song
  • Scott Rafer's Blog
  • one forty plus.
  • hi there. i'm aaron.
  • uncensored rambles
  • Hiten Shah's Tumblr
  • ...the deadline
  • Leftover Takeout
  • that girl allison
  • Filmmaker Swimming the New Media waters...
  • smut to-go
  • Ryan Parker
  • Barbara's Log
  • BUS YOUR OWN TRAY
  • Because Everyone Else Is Doing It
  • D Rintelmann
  • David's Log
  • Spiersblr
  • ohhleary
  • Jared is busy
  • Morning Glass
  • kevin.tumblr.com
  • Привет!
  • Casey Pugh
  • Young Richard
  • joncrowley.
  • FRANGRY
  • Peter Vidani
  • Less is Mohrer
  • Klaatu Barada Nikto
  • GPOYD
  • the big red cup
  • Atencioblog
  • love all this
  • Organ Conduit
  • Tumbl.Me
  • Andrea Rosen.
  • Malty
  • annieisms's tumblisms
  • ZZZLLL
  • PonyPonyShow
  • East Village
  • syntheticpubes
  • sam lessin's modest proposals & more...
  • Terry Richardson's Diary
  • Negev Rock City
  • TOO 2 : Z HARRIS
  • Rachelle J. Hruska
  • lizlet = liz shannon miller online
  • The Doree Chronicles
  • A Slice Of Wonderbread
  • Peter W. Knox
  • Aaron's Life
  • Ramble on Rose
  • mine
  • let's do this instead
  • tedr*tumblr
  • data.insights.ideas
  • Full Credit For Being Alive
  • Comme des Fuckdown
  • the word unheard
  • Brittany Bohnet
  • melissa gira grant
  • Matt Langer
  • Lofted
  • I Love Charts
  • Matt Lehrer
  • adventures of mascarah.
  • Soup
  • James Del, LTD
  • Maza's Bazaar
  • Bout of Context
  • Caroline McCarthy
  • apsies
  • my socks don't fit
  • Just North of Something Important
  • 99op.com
  • Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC
  • David Noël
  • eastern bloc party
  • Charlie Park
  • Ari J Greenberg
  • Scott Beale
  • ✈
  • V-Neck and a Cardigan
  • innonate
  • nostrich
  • Tuneage
  • hey, it's noah
  • Fred's Tumblr
  • Greg's Stuff
  • Unhappy Hipsters
  • South Pol
  • lawrence denes dot com
  • /rahmin
  • the brain is the typewriter of the future
  • Media Reveries
  • The Wei
  • pdemul
  • Soraya Social Diary
  • 1,001 Things I Want In A Lover
  • 2012
  • V E R S U S B L O G
  • sarahkunst
  • aatombomb
  • jryu tumblr
  • A Mun!
  • iMarks
  • Rafi Mamalian
  • elspethjane
  • BlackBook
  • Wiredset
  • Barrett Garese
  • Jake Lodwick’s Blog
  • LINDSEY
  • Marco.org
  • IwasFramed
  • hear in colour.
  • The Daily Q
  • 9-Bits
  • THAT IS AWESOME!
  • 2020
  • The Gong Show
  • Noah Kalina. Blog.
  • Alex Blaggazine
  • Jared's Blog
  • IssTumBul
  • 52 Weeks of UX
  • ITSTHEMUSIC.TV
  • White House Photostream
  • Newsweek
  • Robert Reich
  • Concessions must be made
  • Mike Germano
  • Library Sciences
  • Dan Gurewitch
  • kevin twohy
  • keithisablog
  • From Me To You
  • fjørdtur
  • BrownChickenBrownCow
  • Dan Kantor
  • Tyler Riewer
  • Tumblr Staff
  • What I Learned Today
  • Paint The Town Red
  • SRLSY‽
  • FWD Thinking
  • *rana june
  • Too Much Nick
  • Continuations
  • Love Puppy
  • mokoyfman.com
  • ReMIXEDLIFE.
  • Dorkulate With Steve
  • Toby, Dave & Ian Explain XKCD
  • ExtensionFM Blog
  • Zeb.tumblr
  • Jen Robinson's Tumblog
  • Chet Chat with Chet
  • the himmelsblog
  • JohnFitzpatrick
  • Bill Cammack
  • x planes
  • tumblin stone gathers no moss
  • one day at a time
  • BRYCE DOT VC
  • Anthony Volodkin is Fascinated
  • Vimeo API
  • The Trunk
  • Rachel Profiling
  • Razzoo
  • Minimal Mac
  • the blip.tv blog
  • Justin starts a blog
  • Amit Gupta likes you!
  • i am mars
  • teendrama :: hello my name is dennis.
  • hey amber rae
  • attention industry
  • Motivatr
  • Caterpillar Cowboy
  • foursquare
  • Kelly Sutton's Tumblr
  • Hot Chicks at Art Openings
  • Nikola Tamindzic
  • omgpop
  • Rainblog
  • John Maloney
  • Andy Martin
  • christmasgorilla - { chris muscarella }
  • That's a bold move.
  • ART iT from Japan
  • The Will Leitch Experience
  • Wyshywaniuk's Tumblr
  • Ms. Jen Bekman
  • just enough ... for the city
  • Doublethink
  • Sam Reich
  • FloraFlora
  • JEFF
  • Jamie Dubs
  • Scrooge McDuck is going to hell
  • Call me Mr. Tumbular
  • ∞
  • Rahmblr
  • debauchette
  • Tenacious Hand Stamp
  • Everything Is Media
  • A Stream of Internet Consciousness.
  • noneck
  • max&min
  • MADE IN DETROIT
  • its.my.tumblr
  • hi.
  • OH YEAH FACTS
  • London Life
  • dina kaplan
  • Change Clothes
  • True Believer
  • Lunchfood
  • ROBERT AMADEUS
  • WebKitBits
  • Instapaper Blog
  • betaworks
  • Colin Devroe on Tumblr
  • not conradlisco's posterous
  • Dave Morin
  • marc frydman
  • HELLO BAULDOFF
  • Home Cook Superstar
  • Evan's Blog. Meh.
  • Mitchissmo
  • Design.Skeet
  • Tubefilter - Tales from the Filterfront
  • Rise If You Must
  • kortina's tumblog
  • Queen Sarah Saturday says...
  • Ma vie en rosé
  • Chris Hughes
  • Tumbleric
  • ubiq-witness
  • We Live In The Future
  • the galloping ants
  • Jessica Bigarel
  • FromeDome Live
  • tomreynolds
  • CHRISTOPHER GRECO
  • Udderings
  • Aaron White
  • snpsht
  • Dembot
  • a chemical stress
  • what motion moved the clouds
  • vees
  • editorlisa
  • buzz
  • scott solary
  • The Soldier
  • dailyad
  • inspire me now

MoKoyfman Theme by Bill Israel Tumblr powered CC licensed