• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    There’s a better way to make decisions. To understand it, you should know about Herbert Simon, a pioneer of artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology, as well as a Nobel laureate in economics.

    His whole thing boils down to this part:

    His eldest daughter, Katherine, recalled that he wore one brand of socks to avoid selecting color or style each morning, and owned exactly one black beret at a time, made at a particular haberdashery in Europe.

    He was a rich jackass who could afford to not worry about shit.

    Having that level of wealth is the “secret” to happiness for the vast amount of people