Whether were buying a pair of jeans, selecting a long-distance carrier, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401k, everyday decisionsfrom the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needshave become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. We assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of choice overload it 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 Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains why too much of a good thing has proven detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being.
