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In other natterings I mentioned the universal rule of dating age ranged - that the youngest person should date should never be younger than half your age plus seven.
Where on earth did you come up with that equation for the dating age?
~A.L.
I thought it was a universal truth that everyone knew - kind of like how cats just know how to clean themselves or something. Of course when you have Tom Cruise types, I guess its not so universal.
Many decisions are made along the lines of previous decisions. "When this happens, do that." Standardized policies for handling recurring events or choices help to make life more efficient. Procedure manuals are essentially catalogs of previously solved problems. The manuals tell how to respond when the same or similar problem arises. Thus, they might be called books of programmed decisions. Habitual behaviors might be seen as forms of decision simplification, also.
For example, some people have a standard or favorite area to park at the shopping mall or grocery store they visit most frequently. By using such a standard parking spot, a new parking decision need not be made each trip and the mind can run on automatic when the shopper approaches the mall or store. A subcategory here might be rules of thumb. These are guidelines based on past experience or on the experience of others in the field.
Examples: Keep 30 days inventory on hand. Don't stay up all night before an exam. Don't buy unbranded merchandise. Never start a land war in Asia. Don't marry a woman half your age plus seven years. Spend one percent of your proposed spending making sure you will be spending the money well.
Many times such rules do not result in the best decision, because individual cases vary so much. But rules of thumb do have the advantage of leading to a decision in a short time.
I can't remember where I heard it. And like most rules of thumb, the origin is nearly impossible to find.
Sorry A.L.
Where on earth did you come up with that equation for the dating age?
~A.L.
I thought it was a universal truth that everyone knew - kind of like how cats just know how to clean themselves or something. Of course when you have Tom Cruise types, I guess its not so universal.
Many decisions are made along the lines of previous decisions. "When this happens, do that." Standardized policies for handling recurring events or choices help to make life more efficient. Procedure manuals are essentially catalogs of previously solved problems. The manuals tell how to respond when the same or similar problem arises. Thus, they might be called books of programmed decisions. Habitual behaviors might be seen as forms of decision simplification, also.
For example, some people have a standard or favorite area to park at the shopping mall or grocery store they visit most frequently. By using such a standard parking spot, a new parking decision need not be made each trip and the mind can run on automatic when the shopper approaches the mall or store. A subcategory here might be rules of thumb. These are guidelines based on past experience or on the experience of others in the field.
Examples: Keep 30 days inventory on hand. Don't stay up all night before an exam. Don't buy unbranded merchandise. Never start a land war in Asia. Don't marry a woman half your age plus seven years. Spend one percent of your proposed spending making sure you will be spending the money well.
Many times such rules do not result in the best decision, because individual cases vary so much. But rules of thumb do have the advantage of leading to a decision in a short time.
I can't remember where I heard it. And like most rules of thumb, the origin is nearly impossible to find.
Sorry A.L.