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The Paradox Of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition
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 This paperback includes a new preface from the authorWhether we're buying a pair of jeans ordering a cup of coffee selecting a long-distance carrier applying to college choosing a doctor or setting up a 401(k) everyday decisions-both big and small-have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presentedAs Americans we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction But beware of excessive choice choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations and it can make you blame yourself
for any and all failures In the long run this can lead to decision-making paralysis anxiety and perpetual stress 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 depressionIn 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 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 Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us
to seek that which makes us feel worseBy synthesizing current research in the social sciences Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress anxiety and busyness of our lives He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make
for any and all failures In the long run this can lead to decision-making paralysis anxiety and perpetual stress 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 depressionIn 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 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 Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us
to seek that which makes us feel worseBy synthesizing current research in the social sciences Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress anxiety and busyness of our lives He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make
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