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17: Maximizing, satisficing and the paradox of choice

17: Maximizing, satisficing and the paradox of choice

FromThe Psychology Podcast


17: Maximizing, satisficing and the paradox of choice

FromThe Psychology Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A legend in the field, economic psychologist Barry Schwartz talks about how having too many options can be paralytic and tiresome to the human psyche. Schwartz also discusses the destructive force of an “only the best will do” mentality. We contemplate the implications of these concepts across topics like parenting consumerism, creativity, the prevalence of dissatisfaction in the modern world and what we can do to help ourselves. 

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Released:
May 25, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode