Pay attention to what qualities work well for you.
Next time you buy pants… consider yourself entering a “trial period” of, say, one month. Wear them a lot during that month.
At the end of the month: if they fit all the good qualities. and have no bad qualities… go buy another pair—you have now entered the second phase… which lasts, say, 3 months (time can be varied as you get more skilled at this).
At the end of the three months… if you’ve decided these pants are really awesome and comfy… you should still be within the same season in which the pants first came out—and can go buy another five pairs (or whatever makes you happy).
The idea being: after a month, if you put in a concerted effort to pay attention—you can probably tell whether a pair of pants will be perfect for you.… but if you’re unsure—then buying just one extra means you have at least got two pairs of really good ones, but haven’t spent too much extra if you suddenly find out that they fall apart on the dot at 2.5 months old. By the time you hit the longer period—you’ll have worn them for a season and should have a very good idea of whether they fit really well (=1 to buying more), and whether they are wearing out unusually fast (-1 instead).
Pay attention to what qualities work well for you. Next time you buy pants… consider yourself entering a “trial period” of, say, one month. Wear them a lot during that month.
At the end of the month: if they fit all the good qualities. and have no bad qualities… go buy another pair—you have now entered the second phase… which lasts, say, 3 months (time can be varied as you get more skilled at this).
At the end of the three months… if you’ve decided these pants are really awesome and comfy… you should still be within the same season in which the pants first came out—and can go buy another five pairs (or whatever makes you happy).
The idea being: after a month, if you put in a concerted effort to pay attention—you can probably tell whether a pair of pants will be perfect for you.… but if you’re unsure—then buying just one extra means you have at least got two pairs of really good ones, but haven’t spent too much extra if you suddenly find out that they fall apart on the dot at 2.5 months old. By the time you hit the longer period—you’ll have worn them for a season and should have a very good idea of whether they fit really well (=1 to buying more), and whether they are wearing out unusually fast (-1 instead).