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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Mar 2017

      One surprising thing I've learned from having kids is how deep completism runs in humans. (All toy companies know this.)

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Mar 2017

      What evolutionary benefit could completism have? Or is it byproduct of something else?

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        2. Sizhao Yang‏ @zaoyang 3 Mar 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          it allows you to follow through your promises and therefore create trust and therefore allow more resources to go to you

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        3. Sizhao Yang‏ @zaoyang 3 Mar 2017
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          see this in game design all the time. People have a compulsive need for points and to finish progress bars

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        1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 3 Mar 2017
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          You get a lot more calories if you eat every scrap of meat on a kill rather than just the easily accessible bits.

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        1. Daniel Schobel‏ @dschobel 3 Mar 2017
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          early onset sunk cost fallacy?

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        1. Courtland Allen‏Verified account @csallen 3 Mar 2017
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          I'd guess side effect of being good with engineering, using tools, problem solving, understanding/manipulating the world, etc.

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        1. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 5 Mar 2017
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          goal-directed behavior: is not just satisfying a need but tries to reach paricular situation associated with need satisfaction

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        1. Michael Johnston‏ @mikejohnstn 3 Mar 2017
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          It's a capped hoarding instinct, as if squirrels burying nuts were told there are only 100 to find.

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        1. Vinayak N‏ @vinyack 3 Mar 2017
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          0% and 100% states require minimum information storage, every other state needs more.

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        1. Bobby Sutter‏ @sobbybutter 3 Mar 2017
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          For instance, many people use cars as tools. Car collectors parent their cars. [2/3]

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        1. Bobby Sutter‏ @sobbybutter 3 Mar 2017
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          I think this happens with objects you must "care for" or "nurture." [1/3]

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        1. JohnyQi‏ @JohnyQi 3 Mar 2017
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          Every human being is seeking for balance and purpose in life. Being able to complete something gives us sense of control.

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        1. Keith Dawson‏ @kdawson 3 Mar 2017
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          Completism is off on one end of a polarity; a wide range of behavioral strategies seems like a good idea.

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        1. João Antunes‏ @joantune 3 Mar 2017
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          maybe completism is a side effect of our minds' inertia+gratification.U like and u're into X,then it's X all the way till it's cmplet

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        1. Danny‏ @DannyScheiner 3 Mar 2017
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          it's the cure for FOMO

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        1. Mark Bachman‏ @mark_a_bachman 3 Mar 2017
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          Perhaps counterweight against instant gratification? Or maybe pro-grooming behavior?

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        2. Bobby Sutter‏ @sobbybutter 3 Mar 2017
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          Maybe a subconscious desire to care for the collective group. If one member of family is missing, you find them. [3/3]

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        1. Reshma Patra‏ @XpressToInspire 9 Mar 2017
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          Not a byproduct. Human 'soul' is constantly evolving, & 'mind' is at work to aid that process. So, completism is ingrained in humans.

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