Choices & trade
Why can’t we do everything we want? Step 1 of 9 Your place is saved on this device. Revisit 1. A free ticket—still a cost? 2. Scarcity without an empty wallet (not yet) 3. Minutes left after cycling (not yet) 4. Film or two hobbies? (not yet) 5. Opportunity cost: the best road not taken (not yet) 6. When preferences shift (not yet) 7. Thirty unexpected minutes (not yet) 8. Sharing a scarce club room (not yet) 9. A free game download (not yet)
START WITH A HUNCH A free ticket—still a cost? Nia has a free ticket to a 120-minute film. She also wants to cycle and code before a family dinner, and she has exactly 120 minutes. The ticket costs no money.
Can a free film still have a cost?
MINUTES 120 small world · big question
so many possibilities Make a prediction What do you predict?
← Previous idea Make your prediction to continue. Let’s find out →
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