Satisficers are those who make a decision or take action once their criteria are met. That doesn’t mean they’ll settle for mediocrity; their criteria can be very high, but as soon as they find the hotel, the pasta sauce, or the business card that has the qualities they want, they’re satisfied. Maximizers want to make the optimal decision. Even if they see a bicycle or a backpack that meets their requirements, they can’t make a decision until after they’ve examined every option, so they can make the best possible choice.
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Recognize yourself in one of those? We are both maximizers to a “t” and reading it out loud was almost scary. It did explain our compulsive need to check reviews on even most mundane objects all the way up to the bigger decisions, like where to live.
