We're Drowning in Choices and It's Ruining Our Lives: The Paradox of Choice

We live in an age of seemingly infinite options. The internet has
thousands of pages of search results for that thing you need to
buy. Endless entertainment awaits on streaming platforms and
social media. Dating apps offer a never-ending scroll of
potential partners. So why does it feel impossible to find what
we need? Why can’t you pick a movie to watch? Why is it harder
than ever to find someone to love? 





This episodes discusses the paradox of choice: the idea that more
choices often make us less happy. Is more less when it comes to
choices? If so, how can we live happily in an age of infinite
options? Let's talk about it.





EPISODE OUTLINE:


00:00 Intro


01:51 What is the paradox of choice?


02:37 Stanford jam study


06:12 Dating apps


07:10 Decision paralysis


08:53 Opportunity costs


09:13 Sylvia Plath's fig tree allegory


12:08 Expectation inflation


15:05 So what do we do about it?


15:57 Break


21:01 Kierkegaard's leap of faith


22:10 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig


24:17 Nietzsche's amor fati


27:49 Satisficing


30:00 The next right thing





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