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Life is all about the choices we make, and they affect everything we do and feel. Kids
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daydream about the coolest toys, and parents seek out the best schools for their children. Some
people want the tastiest food, while others desire the biggest return on their investments Before we
make any final decisions, we are given a lot of choices to sort through? Most of us feel that the more
choices we have, the happier we'll
be, as we'll be better able to determine which is best for us. At
least,
that's what
we used to think.
Research now shows us that there is such a thing as having too many choices, and it's actually
making us miserable.' In fact, an excess of choices can lead to dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety,
self-blame, and 'fegret. This is because it paralyzes us and forces us to make decisions that go
against our best interest. What's more, it results in a huge waste of time.
American psychologist Barry Schwartz lays this all out in his book, The Paradox of Choice.
He sheds light on the process by which we become less satisfied, which is the cost of having too
many options. First, once we've made our pick, we imagine how we could have done better. This
then nags at us, making us regret our imperfect decision Soon, we convince ourselves that the
discarded options or even imaginary alternatives would have been better than what we settled on,
which causes expectations to rise. We're not completely satisfied with the outcome of our decision,
even if it's a good one. In the end, we are no longer able to experience pleasant surprises.
Fortunately, Schwartz says this can be turned around. But we must first embrace our limitations by
29 Yowering our expectations, being grateful for what we have, and not comparing ourselves to others,
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