Imagine two people trying to catch a train. One lives a few minutes away from the station, and the other lives much farther. If both happen to miss the train, the person who lives nearby might think, “No big deal, I’ll just wait for the next one,” and sit at the station for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, the person who lives farther away might realize they can’t afford to wait and instead take immediate action—calling a cab, taking another route, or finding an alternative.
Strangely enough, the person who had the greater inconvenience—the one living farther from the station—ends up reaching their... read more