Mutual assured destruction unpacking strategies

by Tyler Cowen on July 21, 2009 at 4:37 am in Travels | Permalink

Leave your bags strewn open in the middle of the entrance hallway. That way you precommit to unpacking them soon and putting everything away.

This strategy does not satisfy the Wicksellian unanimity rule for collective choice.

6 comments

Melpomene July 21, 2009 at 6:18 am: Or you could just not travel, that way you also never have to pack or unpack.
Jacob T. Levy July 21, 2009 at 7:54 am: Or to step over, around, or through the resultant pile.

I think this is the worst– at least the worst-for-me– advice I’ve ever seen Tyler give.
Bob Murphy July 21, 2009 at 9:06 am: I guess you’re not a germaphobe, Tyler? I just about always unpack the day I get back from a trip, because I “have” to disinfect the wheels of my rollerbag, which has been in airport restrooms. *shudder*
mike July 21, 2009 at 10:39 am: Also, if you ever move, you should announce in advance your plans to throw a housewarming party very soon after you move in as a precommitment to getting your new house in order.
Kalieris July 21, 2009 at 12:23 pm: @Bill

Not necessarily. They will end up, like mine, under the bed or next to it, utterly forgotten until the next time I wonder where my blue skirt is, or why I suddenly have so many fewer pairs of underwear. The middle of the hallway doesn’t work either, since I have been known to step over things for months before noticing they were there.
jill July 21, 2009 at 3:50 pm: Were you in my entry way today, Tyler?

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