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You Only Live Once... So Commit

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

The Paradox of Choice

Too many choices can cause us to panic and shut down. Having an abundance of options usually leaves us depleted and disappointed. When you face too many possibilities before a decision, you wind up being haunted by decision ghosts. People so accustomed to never-ending choice that they can feel bad about options they haven't even seen.

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