One surprising thing I've learned from having kids is how deep completism runs in humans. (All toy companies know this.)
What evolutionary benefit could completism have? Or is it byproduct of something else?
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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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see this in game design all the time. People have a compulsive need for points and to finish progress bars
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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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Perhaps counterweight against instant gratification? Or maybe pro-grooming behavior?
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It is what propels us to complete things and thoughts that do not offer immediate gratification ? ?? therefore gives us an adv?
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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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it's the cure for FOMO
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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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the bear lives where your map ends?
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