MaoShan comments on Be Happier - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 15 April 2012 10:00:22PM *  17 points [-]

Don’t do ‘comparison shopping.’

I used to do less comparison shopping than I do now, and would occasionally regret certain purchases. I almost never have such regrets now. And comparison shopping itself feels more like play than work. Does this seem like enough reason to think that the advice doesn't apply to me, or is there something I'm overlooking?

Comment author: MaoShan 16 April 2012 03:41:14AM 2 points [-]

Based on your contributions here, you are more aware than most people of the other biases at play when considering purchases. Therefore you are qualified to engage in psychologically "risky" behavior.