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The Best Bite of Ice Cream

Which is the Best Bite of Ice Cream?

Depending on the flavor you get, the bites can vary slightly, but they’ll all share characteristics.  You might have one bite that is a better ratio of cookie dough to chocolate, and you might have a bite that’s all ice cream with no extra flavor at all.

Is the best bite a random bite somewhere in the middle of all that sugary chaos?  Is it the very first bite of a brand new, untouched carton?

The law of diminishing returns would say it’s the first bite because each subsequent bite brings less and less satisfaction.  This might be true if you were to eat the entire carton at once.  More evidence in favor of the first bite is the euphoric feeling you get knowing you have the entire carton left.  You’re not even close to running out.

The first bite is good, but it’s not the best.   Continue reading “The Best Bite of Ice Cream”

The Snowball Effect of Life Optimization – How to Start The Snowball

If you’re unfamiliar with the term “Snowball Effect” it basically means something that starts off small and insignificant snowballs into the next thing until eventually you’ve got an avalanche of momentum.  The snowball effect of life optimization is just that.  It starts off with small changes that snowball into a better life.   

It can be overwhelming to know where to start on the path to living a better, more purposeful, life.  You know there are countless changes you should be making.  Eat healthier, exercise more, save more money, learn to invest, drink less alcohol, stop poking baristas in the eye that pronounce your name wrong, the list can seem endless.   Continue reading “The Snowball Effect of Life Optimization – How to Start The Snowball”