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Relative regret (2)
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Sep 25, 2007
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I think I do certain things because I'd regret not doing them more than I regret actually doing them.
The perfect example is grad school. I can't put into words how much I hate school and learning. I can't wait until I can sit around and bask in my stupidity, without even a thought as to when the next assignment is due or how I'll find time to do it. But at the same time, I know that if I didn't get my graduate degree (which is provided freely and conveniently by my employer), I'd regret it even more.
Getting graduate degree: Regret level = 6/10
Not getting graduate degree: Regret level = 8/10
8 > 6 → get graduate degree
When things are broken down into numbers, they make much more sense to me. #psychology
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Comments:
2007-09-26 13:13:46
Good points! What's puzzling is that I work in academe, and I wonder why there are graduate students here that seem to not understand that 8 is greater than 6. Perhaps their parents just told them they HAD to go to Grad school. Or was it their spouses?
2007-09-26 13:44:53
Or was it their lack of employment?
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