The paradox of choice : why more is less /
By: Schwartz, Barry [author.].
Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016Edition: Revised edition.Description: xix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780062449924; 9780062449924:; 0062449923.Subject(s): Choice (Psychology) | Decision making | Consumption (Economics) -- Psychological aspects | ModerationDDC classification: 153.83| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-264) and index.
Preface to the new edition -- Acknowledgements -- The paradox of choice : a road map -- Let's go shopping -- New choices -- Deciding and choosing -- When only the best will do -- Choice and happiness -- Missed opportunities -- "If only ..." : the problem of regret -- Why decisions disappoint : the problem of adaptation -- Why everything suffers from comparison -- Whose fault is it? : choice, disappointment, and depression -- What to do about choice.
Too much of a good thing, argues Schwartz, can be detrimental to our psychological well-being. A culture that thrives on the availability of constantly evolving options may foster dissatisfaction and even self-blame in individuals that could lead to a paralysis in decision making and even depression.