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- Everywhere we look, life is a matter of choice
- The more options there are the easier it is to regret about anything an option has
- When you have a lot of choices, your expectations rise towards perfection
- The secret to happiness is low expectations
- When there are no choices to make, if something goes wrong the responsible is the world. Whereas, when there are lots of choices to make, you are the responsible.
- Better choice is not better than some choice
- Too much freedom becomes paralysis
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Today's Official Dogma
If we are trying to maximise the welfare of our society is by maximising our freedom, and the only way to do so, is by maximising our choices
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Negative Effects of Choice
- It produces paralysis and not liberation
- Even if we manage to make a choice, we end up less satisfied with what we chose
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Why Choice Makes People Miserable
- Regret and anticipated regret
- Opportunity costs
- Escalation of expectations
- Self blame
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