2. Optimize your list of attributes

Whenever you evaluate a list of options, you’d usually consider each option by its attributes in some order of priority.

For example, as a broke college student, I usually evaluate food based on price and nutrition.

When I lived in expensive cities like Seoul and San Francisco, I prioritized price over nutrition most of the time.

Having fallen sick multiple times as a result of this choice, I now realize how expensive poor health can be, and try to prioritize nutrition over price as much as possible.