Time and Attention 46: All or Something Thinking
Mar 2, 2021
Avoiding 'all or nothing' thinking, dissatisfaction with partial success, the effect across different time scales, sunk costs, awareness for behavioral change, downfalls of black and white thinking
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Avoid All-or-Nothing in Productivity
- Avoid giving up on your day after initial distractions or setbacks.
- Don’t let uncompleted tasks early in the day cause you to write off productivity for the entire day.
Ice Cream All-or-Nothing Example
- Jae frequently falls into all-or-nothing thinking with indulgent foods like ice cream.
- She notices the urge to finish a whole carton once she starts, illustrating this common behavior.
All-or-Nothing and Perfectionism
- Perfectionists often exhibit all-or-nothing thinking, seeing success or failure as absolute.
- Partial success often doesn’t satisfy, driving this black-and-white mindset.
