
Ep229 - Dan Ariely | Predictably Irrational
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The Secretariat Provise Is a Classic Proven Problem in Operations Research
The idea is that a living without a secretary is stough. But if you choose very early somebody who's not great, you might be missing on somebody great down the line. The big insigt from that probermis is opportunity cost. So what would you rather do? Let's say you're woman and you're trying to date a man. And one day you meet somebody whos eight and a half. They just arrive toes, not all at once.
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