What to do About Choice

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Summary: The following is from the interesting book The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. =1. Choose When to Choose= * remember it is the subjective . . .

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> =5. Make Your Decisions Nonreversible=
> =6. Practice an "Attitude of Gratitude"=
> Learn to reflect on how much better things are compared to how much
> worse they could be.
> =7. Regret Less=
> * Adopt the standards of a satisficer
> * Reduce the number of options you consider
> * Practicing gratitude for what is good in a decision rather than
> focusing on dissapointment of what is bad.
> =8. Anticipate Adaptation=
> Be prepared:
> * the thing you just bought will not give you the same thrill two months later
> * spend less time looking to bring price of choosing down
> * focus on how good things are
> =9. Control Expectations=
> Lower expectations:
> * reduce options
> * be a satisficer
> * allow for serendipity
> =10. Curtail Social Comparison=
> Remember that "He who dies with the most toys win" is a bumper sticker, not wisdom.
> =11. Learn to Love Constraints=


The following is from the interesting book The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz.

1. Choose When to Choose

Try to review recent decisions and:

Try to make rules for decision-making: only consider two options etc.

2. Be a Chooser, Not a Picker

3. Satisfice More and Maximize Less

Think about where you settle comfortably, for good enough and think about how you choose there and apply that strategy broadly.

4. Think About the Opportunity Costs of Opportunity Costs

5. Make Your Decisions Nonreversible

6. Practice an "Attitude of Gratitude"

Learn to reflect on how much better things are compared to how much worse they could be.

7. Regret Less

8. Anticipate Adaptation

Be prepared:

9. Control Expectations

Lower expectations:

10. Curtail Social Comparison

Remember that "He who dies with the most toys win" is a bumper sticker, not wisdom.

11. Learn to Love Constraints