I came up with a paradox.
Well, it's not really a paradox, but that's the best word I have for it.
Here it is:
This has multiple premises, which will now be listed:
Yourself:
Your only goal in life is to get as much X* as possible.
You are immortal and will be able to continue getting X forever.
X:Once you obtain some X, you will never be able to lose it.
There is an infinite amount of obtainable X.
X can be obtained more efficiently by learning about how to obtain it.
Learning about X:There is an infinite amount of knowledge about how to obtain X, so you can never get to maximum efficiency for obtaining X.
There is a proportional increase between time spent learning about how to obtain X, and becoming more efficient at obtaining about X.
You cannot learn how to obtain X and obtain X at the same time.
Once you stop learning about X, you can never continue learning about X ever again.
*do not try to find a real life example of these premises because these premises are never found together in anything in real life.
How long should you spend learning about how to obtain X?
If you say, learn how to obtain X for 10 days, you would obtain less X in the long run than if you were to learn how to obtain X for 20 days.
If you learn how to obtain X for 20 days, you would be able to obtain more X in the long run if you learned how to obtain X for 80 days.
This cycle repeats forever.
But, lets say that you learn how to obtain X forever, then you will never actually start obtaining X and you will never obtain any X.
Mind = blown