https://www.isegoria.net/2011/03/cognitive-quicksand/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2011/03/cognitive-quicksand/comment-page-1/#comment-135733 Isegoria Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:04:05 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23973#comment-135733 You may be thinking of the paradox of choice and the contrast between maximizing and satisficing.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2011/03/cognitive-quicksand/comment-page-1/#comment-135730 Isegoria Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:56:04 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23973#comment-135730 And they have an excellent wine section — just past the tires.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2011/03/cognitive-quicksand/comment-page-1/#comment-135435 Jehu Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:56:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23973#comment-135435 Therein lies the joy of Costco — they don’t overwhelm you with tons of choices with few marginal differences between them. Wide open spaces to find what you’re looking for and only a few choices per product, and normally only wherein a meaningful difference exists.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2011/03/cognitive-quicksand/comment-page-1/#comment-135347 Kent Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:28:47 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23973#comment-135347 This reminds me of a paradox — the name escapes me — whereby the less difference there is between two options, the more expensive it is to gather the information to choose the better option. Anyone remember what it’s called?

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