Re:“Google” programmers. How one idiot hired a couple more i...
by galaxyLogic on Sunday June 19, 2022 @04:34PM
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It can be experienced in a lot of situations. Buying a burrito from Chipotle means you have to make lot of choices before you get your burrito.
This means you become partly responsible for the quality of the product you pay for. If the burrito is bad, you are to blame because you chose the ingredients. I think that makes me anxious when in Chipotle's.
In programming it does slow your progress if you have to frequently spend time deciding which choice is the best. Not only anxiety but also plain lost time.
Re:“Google” programmers. How one idiot hired a couple more i...
by clairity on Sunday June 19, 2022 @03:45PM
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that’s usually referred to as the paradox of choice and is an active area of research in psychology and decision theory (economics).
Re:“Google” programmers. How one idiot hired a couple more i...
by InitialBP on Sunday June 19, 2022 @06:29PM
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Similar term although with a slightly different meaning that I use "analysis paralysis", when you get so caught up in trying to figure out the "correct" answer that you get stuck.
It’s pervasive in lots of aspects of my life beyond programming, where I get anxious having to make decisions. I will drag my feet to have to make a final decision, even if it’s a restaurant choice. I’d much rather have the obvious right choice in my face than have to pick between multiple good choices.
I face this same anxiety when staring at a blank source file too.
(Yes, I’m working on finding a therapist, but even picking one gives me the same anxiety)