Too Much Choice Can Be Overwhelming
While freedom is good, an overload of options can lead to decision fatigue, stress, and regret.
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Barry Schwartz explores how having too many choices can lead to anxiety, dissatisfaction, and paralysis—arguing that sometimes, less is more for our well-being and decision-making.
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Too Much Choice
A decision-maker may never be able to examine every possible option before making a decision. The assumption that one now has complete information for decision making is in itself somewhat unrealistic.
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The Default Choice
While prompted to make a decision with a given set of options, a person has the freedom to refuse to actively make a choice.
The decision-making process of the person is affected by the default choice that will be automatically selected in case the person refuses to choose.
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The freedom of choice is generally perceived to be good, but studies show that too much choice can be a hindrance and can impede the decision.
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