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When quantifying good becomes paralyzing obsession

I calculate the impact of every purchase down to the cent and I can't buy groceries without having a panic attack about opportunity cost.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The compulsion to optimize every choice transforms moral reasoning into psychological prison.

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