tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post2910354410731069654..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: Deciding on Value--Part #2ProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-13067981210365353582009-07-17T07:44:35.038-04:002009-07-17T07:44:35.038-04:00Anon 613,
"would be considered in a matter of...Anon 613,<br />"would be considered in a matter of seconds when standing in the shop considering the options..." Or not. Some people have not yet figured out that the time spent on deciding about a small thing should be less than the time used in deciding on a larger thing.<br /><br />There are people who are near and dear to me with whom I will never, ever go shopping. The potato peeler story came from a real life experience shopping with a friend. And we left the store without getting any peeler because she still needed to think about it.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-64415424751377053132009-07-16T12:31:27.343-04:002009-07-16T12:31:27.343-04:00ProfK:
Of course, one could always designate the p...ProfK:<br />Of course, one could always designate the peeler as 'parev only', given the nature of potatoes! <br />Its also worth bearing in mind that the thought processes you have outlined would be considered in a matter of seconds when standing int he shop considering the options...<br />Anon613-LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-17963990728694899662009-07-15T19:48:26.705-04:002009-07-15T19:48:26.705-04:00Funny on the other comments, because my first thou...Funny on the other comments, because my first thought was "and then you realize you're wasting waaay too much time on looking at peelers, and you grab one and get on with your life. And you're happy."Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-52803200653972401182009-07-15T15:25:59.238-04:002009-07-15T15:25:59.238-04:00I think we have that saying about not sweating the...I think we have that saying about not sweating the small stuff because that is what we do--sweat the small things. Maybe we are spending too much time on things like potato peelers. Maybe we are doing that because we don't want to have to think about the big things, things we know are going to take a lot of our time.Rinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-9784595893252426842009-07-15T14:33:21.462-04:002009-07-15T14:33:21.462-04:00I think you should just get it if you need it. I a...I think you should just get it if you need it. I always wait a day or two to decide if "it" really would improve my life. The little things always seem to make the biggest impact- but only if you know there is a different way. Sometimes it's a bigger change you need, instead of a bunch of "time saving" yet unneeded fixes.JFMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-8467063651685278562009-07-15T09:26:33.371-04:002009-07-15T09:26:33.371-04:00One of the problems is that lots of people spend m...One of the problems is that lots of people spend more time on choosing a potato peeler than they do in thinking about the bigger problems that face us. Halevi that people would actually go through the process you describe and apply it to the yeshiva education problem.<br /><br />I think that we jews aren't a patient people and spending thousands of hours in coming up with solutions isn't something we want to do--we want everything now.Raenoreply@blogger.com