The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
 

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (P.S.)

by Barry Schwartz


In the spirit of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more.

Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying... (read more)

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dahveedgr
  • Rated 4 stars

Mr. Schwartz gives wonderful counter-intuitive examples of how when people face too much choice, sometimes defer action or even take none at all.

"More" is not always "better". The price of added confusion and devoted time/resources to constant evaluations among multiple choices, outweighs the benefits of having "alternatives". Perception of quality may even be diluted when such "invitation to compare" is offered!

Eye-opening wisdom for anyone creating customer-facing...

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kateshuster
  • Rated 2 stars

I was disappointed in his book about food, so I picked this up because everyone was saying: "Oh, it's just not as good as The Paradox of Choice." But this one isn't super, either. I think it would be more interesting for someone who wasn't as familiar with choice theory or economics; alas, I didn't learn that much from reading it. I would use it in a high school class, I think - I can imagine it being very helpful in that kind of environment. But overall, a little too...

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