[mattgburgess]

Hi, one of the study authors here. Our analysis is not about effort; it's about which opportunities you stick with or pass up in search of better ones, in the context of searching. If "shoot for the moon" means don't take any opportunities short of the 100% best thing ever, then our model says you might be disappointed. For example, the 7 who will only date 10s is likely to be lonely. Same with the B student who only applies to top-5 schools, etc. Same with the job seeker who passes up good opportunities ever searching for one-in-a-thousand great ones. Our study says nothing about how hard you should or shouldn't work. (Hard work is good IMO.)