There is a word in Economics called tradeoff. Every choice comes with a cost. Not always in terms of money, but in the thing you did not choose. You either pick A or B, it looks simple on paper but brutal in practice.
Somewhere along the way, we think that this is only an economics problem. But, it has to be applied in the real world scenarios or even in day to day activities.
Tradeoffs do not care about the domains of life. They show up in career ( stability now or risk that might pay off later). They show up in the relationships as the version of yourself you when stay, vs the version you become when you/they leave. They show up in something as ordinary as a Wednesday morning. A easy run or rest ? Since both have a price. You just do not see the consequences immediately.
Thaler and Sunstein in Nudge book pointed out that most people don’t really make the bad choices. They just don’t make choices at all. They go with the default option available which is the path of least resistance or effort. And they assume that’s neutral/harmless. But, it is not that actually. Defaulting is also a tradeoff. Its just one that we didn’t sign up for consciously.
We want the promotion and the peace. The freedom and the security. The growth and the comfort. Tradeoffs don’t negotiate. They just collect.
I have started thinking that life is not about making perfect choices. It is more about making your tradeoffs consciously. Keeping eyes wide open to options available and not flinching from the cost. Because the tradeoff will happen either way. The only question is whether you chose it, or it chose you.
Cheers
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