Comments on: Paradox of Choice — Barry Schwartz Video

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:51:52 +0000

Really interesting talk. Now I am having problems making any decisions knowing that any situation I am in is due to my choices and not because of the cards I was dealt. Having the power to choose is truly a double edged sword!

By: Jan Romme

Jan Romme — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:21:09 +0000

Hi Jesper. Thanks for the link – it’s a very interesting video and the conclusions are absolutely worth keeping in mind for the future.

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By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen

Jesper Rønn-Jensen — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:28:24 +0000

There are so many memorable quotes in his talk. Here is one

Everything was better back when everything was worse!

The truth in this is, that when everything was worse, peoples expectations were lower. So that it was possible occasionally to have an experience that exceeded expectations.

In modern American society (at least among the affluent), I don’t think it’s possible for anything to happen that’s better than we expected to be.

Because we expect everything to be perfect. And that’s the recipe for [at least] dissapointment if not abject misery. And all this choice is one reason why.

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WebWord » Blog Archive » Paradox of Choice — Barry Schwartz Video — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:19:39 +0000

[...] Jesper Rønn-Jensen has posted a video of Barry Schwartz giving a talk on the Paradox of Choice. He highly recommends it. That’s good enough for me. I’m going to watch it later this morning and you probably should watch it too. [...]