The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition

In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression.In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse.By synthesizing cur

Some will find Schwartz's conclusions too obvious, and others may disagree with his points or find them too repetitive, but to the average lay reader, Schwartz's accessible style and helpful tone is likely to aid the quietly desperate. We normally assume in America that more options ("easy fit" or "relaxed fit"?) will make us happier, but Schwartz shows the opposite is true, arguing that having all these choices actually goes so far as to erode our psychological well-being. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Whether choosing a health-care plan, choosing a college class or even buying a pair of jeans, Schwartz, drawing extensively on his own work in the social sciences, shows that a bewildering array of choices floods our exhausted brains, ultimately restricting instead of freeing us. From Publishers Weekly Like Thoreau and the band Devo, psychology professor Schwartz provides ample evidence that we are fac

"This book is packed with Big Ideas on how, as the sub-title suggests, "the culture of abundance robs us of satisfaction."" according to Brian Johnson. [[VIDEOID:fb8789This book is packed with Big Ideas on how, as the sub-title suggests, "the culture of abundance robs us of satisfaction." [[VIDEOID:fb87893ec1b7fd559c8f503791918955]] "The fact that some choice is good doesn't necessarily mean that more choice is better. As I will demonstrate, there is a cost to having an overload of choice. As a culture, we are enamored of freedom, self-determination, and variety, and we are reluctant to give up any of our options. But clinging tenaciously to all the choices available to us con. ec1b7fd559c8f50This book is packed with Big Ideas on how, as the sub-title suggests, "the culture of abundance robs us of satisfaction." [[VIDEOID:fb87893ec1b7fd559c8f503791918955]] "The fact that some choice is good doesn't necessarily mean that more choice is better. As I will demonstrate, there is a cost to having an overload of choice. As a culture, we are enamored of freedom, self-determination, and variety, and we are reluctant to give up any of our options. But clinging tenaciously to all the choices available to us con. 791918955]] "The fact that some choice is good doesn't necessarily mean that more choice is better. As I will demonstrate, there is a cost to having an overload of choice. As a culture, we are enamored of freedom, self-determination, and variety, and we are reluctant to give up any of our options. But clinging tenaciously to all the choices available to us con. "Just Be Satisfied!" according to Book Reviewer. Excellent book about making choices using a different approach. Tells us, in summary, that to maximize our choices, just find an option that satisfied you ---- and by being satisfied, it has been proven to maximize our results. Believe it or not, I just spoiled the entire book for you! That is all the book boils down to. However, it explains the science behind why being satisfied is the path . "Why Less is More - Increase satisfaction with this great guide to decision making" according to Mahipal Lunia. THE PARADOX OF CHOICE by Barry SchwartzFour and Half Stars- Must Read for anyone interested in "decision making"A fantastic book on why more is less (or less is more). It is a fantastic essay on how the culture of abundance robs us of satisfaction in life, and more importantly bring in depression. It shares enough case studies and examples of why more is less, and how to increase satisfaction