Craving for more?

When describing desires, people fall into 2 categories:

• Person F, who has an income of 4500 euros, or 4700, but strives for 5000 euros
• Person M, who has an income of 4600 euro, but strives for 400 more euros

Person F strives for a fixed amount, while Person M strives for more X euros. Do you see a fundamental difference here?

If not, let me give you a slightly different example. Say you're looking for a new job, and before going to any interviews, you said: "I'm targeting 5000 euros".

You get 2 offers:

• Offer 1: 4800 euros, flexible hours, not very stressful
• Offer 2: 5500 euors, 9-to-5 hours, with the possibility of aprox 20% overtime
  

Person F will choose Offer 1, while Person M will choose Offer 2.

Before delving into more details, let me give you the facts:

• there are a lot more of Person M in the universe
• Person F live a quite happier life than Person M
  

The fundamental difference between Person F and Person M is:

• Person F has a fixed goal, knows when the goal is reached (in our case, the 5000 euros/mo), and takes the time to enjoy it, before eventually moving on to other goals
• Person M will always want more, even if he reaches 6 or 7000 euros (while also ending up working more and being more stressed)
  

There's something very comforting about reaching a goal, and slowing down for a while, just to enjoy it.

The trouble with being a Person M, is that it unconsciously means more work on your part. You want more, you need to do more. The fundamental difference is that Person F understands this, while Person M doesn't (and doesn't know when to stop).

What type are you, and, if you're a Person M, are you willing/do you want to change?

P.S. It's my birthday today, so Happy Birthday to meee!