{"id":410,"date":"2020-03-25T15:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robdix.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:27:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:27:23","slug":"optimise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robdix.com\/optimise\/","title":{"rendered":"What are you optimising for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the last few years, I’ve been optimising for convenience<\/strong>. This leads me to do things that seem odd to a lot of people \u2013 like wearing the same outfit every day, and renting an expensive flat in London even though I might not be there for half of the year. But these choices are the right ones for me, because I’ve identified that (for the time being, at least) convenience matters to me more than anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of things you might choose to optimise for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can optimise for earning<\/strong>. Move to the city with the highest wages. Put in long hours. Take the job an extra hour’s commute away in exchange for a 20% pay increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can optimise for saving<\/strong>. Live in the smallest, cheapest house you can. Eat in. Cut all non-essential spending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can optimise for fun<\/strong>. Say “yes” to every invitation. Go on more holidays. Take up new hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can optimise for<\/strong> appearance<\/strong>. Be seen wearing the latest trends. Be seen in all the right places. Be seen owning all the right status markers. In general…be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can optimise for personal growth<\/strong>. Spend your evenings learning something new. Sign up for an ultramarathon. Start playing chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And plenty more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by definition, you can only optimise for one thing<\/strong> at a time<\/strong>: you can’t optimise for both appearance (buying an expensive car) and saving (riding a bike instead of driving). Although, of course, what you’re optimising for can \u2013 and should \u2013 change over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is much simpler once you’ve consciously decided what you want to optimise for. You just have to make a single decision: what’s most important to me right now? <\/strong>Once you’ve got that clear in your mind, many of your future decisions will make themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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