The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TED
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Published 2007-01-16
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All Comments (21)
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When someone shows up to a TED talk in faded t-shirt, cargo shorts, and sneakers....listen to them. This is a person who is thinking far beyond petty, worldly concerns.
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"I wrote a whole book to try to explain this to myself."
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The fact that this talk was more than 15 years ago yet his topic is still relevant in today's generation, if not even more, really means that this guy is thinking way ahead of his time.
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14 years later, the YouTube algorithm made the decision for me.
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"Is it a bad news, or good news". "And the answer is yes". My man was ahead of time on the meme game 👌
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He's absolutely right.. "The secret to happiness is low expectations"... And everybody laughs. They must not have expected much from this talk.
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“I wrote a whole book to try to explain this to myself.” And that’s why this is one of the best most important books and Ted talks ever written.
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His simplicity is everything..it's so soothing and his talk just feels like your dad giving you priceless advice about life in the comfort of your living room. I didn't want it to end. I'm about to start searching for 14-year old TED talks 😅
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"If you choose not to decide, you have still made a choice" - Neal Peart
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This was brilliant! I spend so much time finding the best option, wasting valuable minutes, then end up with insufficient time to do other stuff, then procrastinate, then become miserable.
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When will Ted, himself, come out to talk?
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Why Choice Makes People Miserable: 1. Regret and anticipated regret. 2. Opportunity costs. 3. Escalation of expectations. 4. Self-blame.
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The outfit makes me feel like I’m getting a lecture from my dad
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"The secret to happiness is low expectations," - must be true, since my wife still appreciates any little thing I do for her.
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As someone with a diagnosed depression I greatly appreciate this video. I'm really struggling with choices from the simple to the complex ones and a constant feeling of regret.
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It's 2019 and my phone still don't have a creme brulée torch..
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"everything was better, when everything was worse"
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"The way in which we value things depends on what we compare them to" - Barry Schwartz
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I've never felt more impacted by the paradox of choice until I went through the college application process. I decided to apply to many schools (having no expectations to be accepted to many, if any at all). But I got my results back and I ended up with WAY more good options than I thought. Instead of being happy about my acceptances, I just feel more overwhelmed and anxious about the the fact that it's in my hands to choose one and miss out on other good choices.
