The Compromise Trap

* Now, you may be asking yourself, Does this mean I am really free to go ahead with any compromise if the benefit outweighs the cost to me? Put simply, I think you’ll find that pursuing what you really want in the long run and with a broad perspective will lead you to avoid actions that cause harm, take away others’ rights, or show disrespect for what others consider important. As experts in positive psychology remind us, developing your character is satisfying in its own right, not just as a means to some future pleasure and not as a cost to your self-interest as is so often assumed. Otherwise, why would it be so painful to betray your values? In practice this means there are certain things you won’t do because the cost is just too high. For ...