I found the section on weighting cost benefit, not only in terms of dollars, but in the actions we take to get the goods we want highly interesting because it made me realized what I do on a regular basis, but also the huge span of questions I could be asking and weighting every time I do anything. I often hear myself thinking as I'm walking down the halls "If I turn this corner at a tighter angle, the length I'll have to walk will be shortened" or "I'll use the force created from using this railing to turn to propel me past this students who are walking slower."I realized I tend to also rationalize my actions in terms of physics
I find it fascinating that as humans we tend to think only of the money involved in a purchase and rationalize the work involved to actually obtain whatever it is we want without even thinking about it. His line about physic benefits and how "That is a perfectly legitimate benefit," really stuck me because we as a society, and a world tend to over play the power of money and forget that we are social beings who dwell on our emotional urges and sympathies. It was a pleasant reminder that I don't need to set my goals with the idea of how much money I'll make as a judgement of how successful I am, just that I come home from the day feeling good about the work I've done.
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