tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25205682.post2536635341399589862..comments2023-06-22T08:44:54.806-04:00Comments on The Plaid Sheep: Commandment 3The Plaid Sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043699886395822626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25205682.post-65349573227986873182009-02-06T20:52:00.000-05:002009-02-06T20:52:00.000-05:00I agree that obsessing over (perceived) failures i...I agree that obsessing over (perceived) failures is disruptive and resource-consuming.<BR/><BR/>BUT:<BR/><BR/>I can see a very good evolutionary reason for it. If you pick up a stick that has pretty orange and black rings and it bites you, it makes a lot of sense to remember not to do that. The trick is to learn from your mistake and move on.Cosmopolitan Omphaloskepsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090068313881331518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25205682.post-9140308883679235112009-02-05T14:17:00.000-05:002009-02-05T14:17:00.000-05:00@LMP: I have reserved it at the library. It sound...@LMP: I have reserved it at the library. It sounds interesting. I also read something about how people will accept less as long as they are winning over someone else. More evolutionary mismanagement.The Plaid Sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043699886395822626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25205682.post-72064113594305690672009-02-05T13:24:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:24:00.000-05:00I've just finished up Predictably Irrational by Da...I've just finished up Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (I think that's his last name). There is an entire chapter devoted to our inability to close a door - to eliminate an option. Often this is at great expense to us. It kind of reminds me of what you're talking about here. Good book. I enjoyed it.LMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578391977784772580noreply@blogger.com