> People who nearly file their papers (eg bills) nearly are optimizing for retrieval efficiency - of an operation that is actually very rare.
It maybe rare but that fact doesn't capture the probability that the importance of retrieval could be disproportionately high - when you really need that bill, you definitely want it and want it quick.
> when you really need that bill, you definitely want it and want it quick.
Seems very unlikely & it's a very improbable event and if it does happen, say you have "all your bills for the last 3 years" jumbled up together it'll take a minute or two to find it anyway. Vs filing each one carefully..
It maybe rare but that fact doesn't capture the probability that the importance of retrieval could be disproportionately high - when you really need that bill, you definitely want it and want it quick.