The Paradox of Choice
February 9th, 2007 by schlemmsyMore is less.
“We can’t have it all, and worse yet the desire to have it all and the
illusion that we can is one of the principal sources of torture of
modern affluent free and autonomous thinkers.”
Clarity of thought on the subject of choice and happiness from Barry Schwartz.
Interesting tie-in at the end with our craving for human community in so much that it helps us limit these choices. Could this be one of the key drivers for the explosion in social networking online?
IT Conversations
Google video (different presentation)
“We can’t have it all, and worse yet the desire to have it all and the
illusion that we can is one of the principal sources of torture of
modern affluent free and autonomous thinkers.”
Clarity of thought on the subject of choice and happiness from Barry Schwartz.
Interesting tie-in at the end with our craving for human community in so much that it helps us limit these choices. Could this be one of the key drivers for the explosion in social networking online?
IT Conversations
Google video (different presentation)