Even Beyonce Satisfices

Beyoncé

The Best Thing I Never Had

I imagine you have never though of the rich and famous as satisfiers! Read the lyrics below and see how many concepts from The Paradox of Choice apply to Beyoncé:

(Concept: Try to satisfice more than maximize)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)I say what goes around comes back around (hey my baby)What goes around comes back around...


(Imagining alternatives as better than they are in reality)
There was a time
I thought, that you did everything right

No lies, no wrong
Boy I must've been out of my mind
So when I think of the time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I, I saw the real you


(Concept: Have an attitude of gratitude)
Thank God you blew it
I thank God I dodged the bullet
I'm so over you
So baby good lookin' out


(Concept: Make decisions non-reversible)
I wanted you bad
I'm so through with that
'Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
You turned out to be the (best thing I never had)
And I'm gonna' always be the (best thing you never had)
Oh yeah, I bet it sucks to be you right now

(Okay - there is a little bit of social comparison going on here... but Beyoncé seems to be using it in a positive way. Concept: think of what makes you happy right now. Also see: schadenfreude.
What goes around, comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now
What goes around, comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now
What goes around, comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now