One of the first first things that I put together long ago was what I lovingly called my theory of Net/Gross Fun. Some college friends pointed out that pretty much any fun that involved nets was more or less bound to be gross. Haters gonna hate though, so I'm paying no attention to them.
Most basic level, what you are trying to do in daily life is to maximize 'fun'. 'Fun' is something that makes you happy - gross fun is what is momentary, and net is the end fun level after any bills are paid. The point is, some things that make you happy for the moment tend to make you unhappy in the long run. Extreme case would be that setting your car on fire and driving it over a cliff, jumping off at the last moment and savoring the fireball as it hurtles into the night - would probably be a lot of fun. On the downside though, then you're walking back home in the dark, and the folks that car is landing on probably aren't going to be in a good mood. Net fun is negative in this case.
More mundanely, eating a whole box of donuts isn't a great idea. Having one as a treat isn't a big deal though. Having a couple of drinks is fun, but chugging a bottle of Canadian Hunter and spending the rest of the evening throwing up, not so much.
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