Pleasure Ratio
Long time no post. I know. The rules have changed at work (ok, not changed, they're just being enforced now) as to what sites we can go to when, so I'm back to posting only from home. I will try and keep up.
So, I have posted in the past about my back of the envelope calculation for figuring out how much your return on investment is in any enjoyable activity you might engage in.
Simply put, the formula is:
How much you enjoy something (1-10) x the number of minutes you can enjoy it for / how much it costs.
So for me, one of thing I enjoy most, is making dumb noises, and having Isaac do his deep throaty giggle he does. If the noise is creative, it can go on for 10-15 minutes, of sheer, giggling pre-schooler bliss.
So to calculate:
Giggling by (about a 7) x 15 minutes / free = a pleasure ratio of about 105. Pretty good.
Now, I also really enjoy a fine cigar. In fact for me, a fine cigar is a very pleasurable way to kill about half an hour. Now I don't enjoy it as much as Isaac giggling, but it tends to last alot longer.
So a Cigar (about a 6) x. 30 minutes = 180. But then there's the cost. A good cigar can cost upwards ot $10. So 180/10 = a pleasure ration of about 18.
On the the other hand, when I got that amazing deal on those cigars from Nicaragua, they ended up costing me about $1 each. So 180/1 = 180! Simple math. So that's a pretty darn good ROI.
That leads me of course, to Eliot Spitzer.
The guy paid, a reported $4000 for a rendevous with a NYC call girl. Who, while attractive, was really not a 10 to me at all. Of course, he is much older and balder than I am (and my wife is WAY cuter than his - of course the photos during the press conference probably didn't do her much justice), so it's all relative.
$4000.
Now, unless that guy is some kind of God, he's going to get maybe two or three hours tops, out of his investment. And you've got to assume his enjoyment score is going to be a ten, or would it really be worth risking everything for.
So let's do the math
Enjoyment of Kristen a solid 10 x 180 minutes (assume pharmaceutical help)/$4000 = 0.45.
You guessed it. Not even a 1.
So the next time Eliot Spitzer, or Bill Clinton, or Conrad Black, or any of these numbskulls gets some brilliant idea in their heads, they need to do the right thing.
Go make a pre-schooler giggle.
Long time no post. I know. The rules have changed at work (ok, not changed, they're just being enforced now) as to what sites we can go to when, so I'm back to posting only from home. I will try and keep up.
So, I have posted in the past about my back of the envelope calculation for figuring out how much your return on investment is in any enjoyable activity you might engage in.
Simply put, the formula is:
How much you enjoy something (1-10) x the number of minutes you can enjoy it for / how much it costs.
So for me, one of thing I enjoy most, is making dumb noises, and having Isaac do his deep throaty giggle he does. If the noise is creative, it can go on for 10-15 minutes, of sheer, giggling pre-schooler bliss.
So to calculate:
Giggling by (about a 7) x 15 minutes / free = a pleasure ratio of about 105. Pretty good.
Now, I also really enjoy a fine cigar. In fact for me, a fine cigar is a very pleasurable way to kill about half an hour. Now I don't enjoy it as much as Isaac giggling, but it tends to last alot longer.
So a Cigar (about a 6) x. 30 minutes = 180. But then there's the cost. A good cigar can cost upwards ot $10. So 180/10 = a pleasure ration of about 18.
On the the other hand, when I got that amazing deal on those cigars from Nicaragua, they ended up costing me about $1 each. So 180/1 = 180! Simple math. So that's a pretty darn good ROI.
That leads me of course, to Eliot Spitzer.
The guy paid, a reported $4000 for a rendevous with a NYC call girl. Who, while attractive, was really not a 10 to me at all. Of course, he is much older and balder than I am (and my wife is WAY cuter than his - of course the photos during the press conference probably didn't do her much justice), so it's all relative.
$4000.
Now, unless that guy is some kind of God, he's going to get maybe two or three hours tops, out of his investment. And you've got to assume his enjoyment score is going to be a ten, or would it really be worth risking everything for.
So let's do the math
Enjoyment of Kristen a solid 10 x 180 minutes (assume pharmaceutical help)/$4000 = 0.45.
You guessed it. Not even a 1.
So the next time Eliot Spitzer, or Bill Clinton, or Conrad Black, or any of these numbskulls gets some brilliant idea in their heads, they need to do the right thing.
Go make a pre-schooler giggle.
posted by Jason Allen at 10:03 PM
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