Sentence:  [T]here are two contrasting types of decision-making mentalities, maximizing and <WSD>satisficing</WSD>. If you're choosing a marriage partner, you probably want to maximize. You want to find the very best person you are totally in love with. ... But politics is not like that. Politics is a prosaic activity most of the time. You probably want to <WSD>satisfice</WSD>, pick the person who's good enough, who seems reasonably responsible. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements to achieve an objective, without special regard for utility maximization or optimization of one's preferences.