The Cost of Perfect Choices

Most of us have known someone who can't pick a paint color. Not because they don't like any of them, but because they like too many. They collect swatches, compare undertones, and test samples in different lights.

Meanwhile, their walls stay blank.

Satisficers—those who embrace "good enough"—are more liberated. They understand that two good choices are better than ten perfect ones. They pick the color that works and move on to living in their space.

The paradox? There are no perfect choices. Maximizers often end up less satisfied, despite their thorough research and careful comparisons. They see flaws in even their best choices, wondering about the options they didn't choose.

Here's the shift: What if we measured the cost of perfect? What if we counted the time lost to planning the "ideal" family vacation instead of splashing in the local pool with our kids, or making memories in our own backyard?

Your best life isn't in making perfect choices. It happens in the space between good and good enough. It’s in that space where we actually get to live.