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Is it possible to do something that you think is not in your best self interest?
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:35 pm
I've thought about this before, and the thread with the guy bragging about his philanthropy reminded me.
Is it possible to do something, anything, that you do not think is the best decision to make for you?
We are pain avoiding/pleasure seeking creatures; and every decision we make is to do so. I don't think it's possible to do something that you don't at least think is the best decision you could make for self serving purposes.
Prove me wrong
Is it possible to do something, anything, that you do not think is the best decision to make for you?
We are pain avoiding/pleasure seeking creatures; and every decision we make is to do so. I don't think it's possible to do something that you don't at least think is the best decision you could make for self serving purposes.
Prove me wrong
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Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:37 pm to TheIndulger
I regularly put others before myself.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:38 pm to Pectus
Why?
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:38 pm to TheIndulger
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
Time to go to Jack in the Box.
Time to go to Jack in the Box.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:39 pm to TheIndulger
quote:
Prove me wrong
Are you serious?
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:39 pm to TheIndulger
quote:Of course. Do you not see all the frickups in the world? Those are real examples of the affects of bad decisions most of which were done knowingly.
Is it possible to do something, anything, that you do not think is the best decision to make for you?
In every day life, it's the little things. What's a better decision for me... eating pizza or a grilled chicken sandwich? I chose pizza knowing it wasn't "best".
There's a huge difference between "best" and "self-serving"... they are often opposites, actually.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:41 pm to TheIndulger
Even doing things for others and sacrifice are ways to make ourselves better.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:41 pm to TheIndulger
I know it's not in my best interest to jump off my roof into my pool while drunk, but I do it anyway cause it's fun.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:42 pm to TheIndulger
Yes. But only if I won't be truly adversely impacted.
It's a spectrum. "Not in my best interests," can define a vast range of situations and outcomes.
The decision lies in self harm. Most people won't hurt themselves to help another. I wouldn't.
It's a spectrum. "Not in my best interests," can define a vast range of situations and outcomes.
The decision lies in self harm. Most people won't hurt themselves to help another. I wouldn't.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:42 pm to TheIndulger
Every decision ever made by every human that has ever lived has been a selfish decision.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:42 pm to TheIndulger
quote:
Is it possible to do something that you think is not in your best self interest?
Nope.
Granted, some of your actions may mean more to someone else than to yourself, but if that person's happiness meant nothing to you -- either directly or indirectly -- you wouldn't bother. No such thing as a 100.00% selfless act.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:43 pm to ell_13
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I chose pizza
Because you wanted to taste something good for lunch
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:44 pm to TheIndulger
Pretty much every time someone lights up a cigarette
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:45 pm to tgrbaitn08
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But I do it anyway cause it's fun
Well there you go
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:48 pm to ell_13
quote:
Difference between "best" and self serving
I considered them the same. What is the most self serving decision would be the "best" decision as far as you are concerned.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:48 pm to TheIndulger
I guess I'm stuck on the "best" part of the question. It's not in my best interest. It's self-serving, sure, but there are other choices that would have benefited me more yet I did not choose them.
Are you asking if there is such a thing as a selfless act? Sure there is. I'm married with a kid. Some things I do for her or for him are for their sake alone and have no benefit to me, our relationships, or their futures. No one hears about them. I don't get thanks. It's not even something I necessary get pleasure from doing, but they often do.
Are you asking if there is such a thing as a selfless act? Sure there is. I'm married with a kid. Some things I do for her or for him are for their sake alone and have no benefit to me, our relationships, or their futures. No one hears about them. I don't get thanks. It's not even something I necessary get pleasure from doing, but they often do.
This post was edited on 7/12/14 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:48 pm to TheIndulger
quote:
Is it possible to do something, anything, that you do not think is the best decision to make for you?
Yes
Prove me wrong
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:52 pm to ell_13
But doesn't their pleasure make you feel better. Or conversely, wouldn't their displeasure make you feel worse?
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:Which makes it your best interest. The enjoyment you expect to get from a successful jump is enough to outweigh the possibility of pain from an unsuccessful one. It may not be the safest thing to do, but the fact that you did it means that you believed it to be the better decision; not for you long term health maybe, but for your overall happiness, which is all we really care about.
I know it's not in my best interest to jump off my roof into my pool while drunk, but I do it anyway cause it's fun.
I agree with the OP in a sense; the fact that we do something is evidence that we perceive it to maximize our happiness.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:53 pm to TheIndulger
Why?
That's something I was taught early on in my life.
That's something I was taught early on in my life.
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