Take the test. How do you measure up?

91 total points. (If you are higher than 45, you are a Maximizer.)

“Most people fall somewhere in the middle.”

“Maximizers” like to take their time and weigh a wide range of options—sometimes every possible one—before choosing. “Satisficers” would rather be fast than thorough; they prefer to quickly choose the option that fills the minimum criteria (the word “satisfice” blends “satisfy” and “suffice”).

“Maximizers are people who want the very best. Satisficers are people who want good enough,”

“Maximizers landed better jobs. Their starting salaries were, on average, 20% higher than those of the satisficers, but they felt worse about their jobs.”

“Satisficers also have high standards, but they are happier than maximizers, he says. Maximizers tend to be more depressed and to report a lower satisfaction with life”

My Score: 60. (Oh Boy)

Read full article in wsj.com: How You Make Decisions Says a Lot About How Happy You Are

Comments

mimijk says:

October 8, 2014 at 5:22 am

No surprise here – I hew towards the satisfier side.

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 5:24 am
  
  Laughing. I could have called that. 🙂
  
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ksbeth says:

October 8, 2014 at 5:47 am

23 )

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 5:51 am
  
  Shinto. I could have called THAT.
  
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srp17 says:

October 8, 2014 at 6:31 am

Just a maximizer…..wouldn’t have guessed.

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 6:57 am
  
  Shocked.
  
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John Smith says:

October 8, 2014 at 7:24 am

Reblogged this on THE STRATEGIC LEARNER and commented:
I would max this sucker … Is this Avery good thing or not so good news for my productivity?

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 8:38 pm
  
  Smiling. We’re going to go with GREAT for your productivity John.
  
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Val Boyko says:

October 8, 2014 at 7:59 am

I must have lived with a 91…. and survived!
Be happy to be where you are David … we all appreciate it 😉

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 8:38 pm
  
  Awwwww, Comment of the Day Val.
  
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Bonnie says:

October 8, 2014 at 11:57 am

Like with so many things..I am right smack dab in the middle. 45. I am not sure what I think of this?! 🙂

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 8:37 pm
  
  45 = Normal.
  
  Normal isn’t necessarily…
  
  The moment we admit the possibility of attaining contemplative insights— and of training one’s mind for that purpose— we must acknowledge that people naturally fall at different points on a continuum between ignorance and wisdom. Part of this range will be considered “normal ,” but normal isn’t necessarily a happy place to be. Just as a person’s physical body and abilities can be refined—Olympic athletes are not normal —one’s mental life can deepen and expand on the basis of talent and training. This is nearly self- evident, but it remains a controversial point. No one hesitates to admit the role of talent and training in the context of physical and intellectual pursuits; I have never met another person who denied that some of us are stronger, more athletic, or more learned than others. But many people find it difficult to acknowledge that a continuum of moral and spiritual wisdom exists or that there might be better and worse ways to traverse it.
  
  ~ Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Simon & Schuster. 2014)
  
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  - Bonnie says:
    
    October 9, 2014 at 1:26 am
    
    Wow. I’ve only had to read that half a dozen times, and I appreciate it more each time. i love it actually. And yet, I still want to say I am not sure where to put all this, but then I wonder too much about where that lands me on this continuum.
    
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    - David Kanigan says:
      
      October 9, 2014 at 4:21 am
      
      Smiling.
      
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Peggy Farrell Schroeder says:

October 8, 2014 at 12:37 pm

Maximizer – 56

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 8, 2014 at 8:35 pm
  
  Hmmmmm, I would have bet you were on the other side of middle…
  
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Tiny says:

October 8, 2014 at 11:24 pm

Forever 21

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 9, 2014 at 4:22 am
  
  Holy Cow. 21. You are way at the end of this bell curve. More evidence that you are so special.
  
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  - Tiny says:
    
    October 9, 2014 at 10:23 am
    
    It’s a wake up call…there are a few things I probably should check for maximizing potential 😉
    
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radiatingblossom says:

October 9, 2014 at 3:01 pm

39… 🙂

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- David Kanigan says:
  
  October 10, 2014 at 3:14 am
  
  Not surprised. I actually had you pegged for lower. Much lower. 🙂
  
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  - radiatingblossom says:
    
    October 10, 2014 at 9:23 am
    
    If you think a bit about my history, it might make more sense…I’ve needed to be a combination of many things, like most people. 🙂
    
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    - David Kanigan says:
      
      October 10, 2014 at 9:12 pm
      
      Hmmmmm, I was only looking forward, not looking back. 🙂
      
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