Suppose that after you visit your doctor for a physical examination, he informs you that you are suffering from the following ailments: 1) A stiff knee, which requires six months of physical therapy. 2) Being overweight, which requires a big change in diet. 3) Kidney problems, which require you to give up drinking. 4) A growing malignant tumor on your stomach that can be removed by surgery. The doctor recommends that you give priority to ailment 4, but you instead decide to give priority to...
