Bob Greene: I was exposed to this idea of maximizing and satisficing 15, 20 years ago from psychologist Barry Schwartz. He created a scale for testing whether you're a maximizer or a satisficer; where in that continuum you fall. On his scale, he has items like I never settle for second best or when I watch TV, I channel surf,. And then let's talk about how you can move from one realm to the other if you so desire.