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Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by lotharbot »

kristofferR wrote: post #6

I'd like to see a life so absurdly optimized for productivity that the maximum 10 seconds you save every morning by not having to decide what to wear is worth even mentioning. The next post will probably be about opening doors more effectively, like Kramer, to save a couple of seconds off the time spent opening doors each day.

It's not so much "saving 10 seconds" as it is "avoiding cognitive context switching". If you happen to be thinking about something important, you don't want to interrupt that thought process to look through your clothes and decide what to wear, or what to have for breakfast, or which car to drive, or any number of other trivial decisions. If you can replace those with automatic non-decisions ("take the top shirt out of the drawer") then you can maintain focus.

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by k-mcgrady »

kristofferR wrote: post #6

I'd like to see a life so absurdly optimized for productivity that the maximum 10 seconds you save every morning by not having to decide what to wear is worth even mentioning. The next post will probably be about opening doors more effectively, like Kramer, to save a couple of seconds off the time spent opening doors each day.

I think one of the main benefits of wearing the same thing everyday is the time you save shopping. Instead of going out to find something you like and try on different sizes you do it once and order the same size over the internet anytime you need replacements.

Personally I think it's a bit over the top to optimise this much but it would save more than just 10 seconds a day.

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by k-mcgrady »

>> "He wore that famous black mock turtleneck, Levi’s, and New Balances not to make a fashion statement, but almost for the complete opposite reason: so he didn’t have to think about what to wear"

If I recall correctly that's not true. He actually asked a Japanese designer to create a uniform for Apple employees. The employees didn't like the idea so Jobs decided if they wouldn't have one he would anyway and got the turtleneck designed.

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by evoxed »

eckyptang wrote: post #4
delambo wrote: post #2

"[on Steve Jobs] He wore that famous black mock turtleneck ... not to make a fashion statement" If you hire Issey Miyake to make a custom turtleneck, then you are making a fashion statement. Also, he wore black for a reason - it's a sophisticated, serious, and confident color (or lack thereof) - which was a fashion statement.

Does that apply to my of $2 black Gildan cotton t shirts? :)

ahem http://www.y-3store.com/us/short-sleeve-t-shirt_cod37259322b...

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by podperson »

There aren't many things you read that actually change your life, but many years ago I read Days of Atonement by Walter Jon Williams, and the (asshole) main character had a little motto about people who wear advertising on their t-shirts (etc.) -- "assholes always advertise". To this day, I will think twice about wearing anything that could be construed as advertising.

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by kayoone »

lotharbot wrote: post #11
kristofferR wrote: post #6

I'd like to see a life so absurdly optimized for productivity that the maximum 10 seconds you save every morning by not having to decide what to wear is worth even mentioning. The next post will probably be about opening doors more effectively, like Kramer, to save a couple of seconds off the time spent opening doors each day.

It's not so much "saving 10 seconds" as it is "avoiding cognitive context switching". If you happen to be thinking about something important, you don't want to interrupt that thought process to look through your clothes and decide what to wear, or what to have for breakfast, or which car to drive, or any number of other trivial decisions. If you can replace those with automatic non-decisions ("take the top shirt out…

oh lord..what about trying to be human for atleast some moments of the day instead of behaving like a production robot ?

I bet we have to face hundreds if not thousands of those trivial decisions each day and most arent reoccurring all the time so you cant automate them...

Re: Why I wear the same shirt every day

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Post by hkmurakami »

webjunkie wrote: post #9
kristofferR wrote: post #6

I'd like to see a life so absurdly optimized for productivity that the maximum 10 seconds you save every morning by not having to decide what to wear is worth even mentioning. The next post will probably be about opening doors more effectively, like Kramer, to save a couple of seconds off the time spent opening doors each day.

A no door policy as to not having to think about how to open the door and in which direction!

I guess HP was really onto something when they pioneered the no office doors policy.
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