choosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
shannon-againx.comchoosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
something people really, really need to feel right about, often for reasons that have nothing to do with the weather.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
1/ Perhaps the most comforting cliché is that sanity, as opposed to radicalism, lies in the middle ground. "Life isn't perfect", "you can't have it all", and also "there's no such thing as a free lunch". The middle is where it gets complicated, and that's where it gets real. --->
Ori Goldbergx.comThe Choice Paradox
The more choices you have, the less happy you are with your final choice.
More choices create more opportunity costs and thoughts of, "I wonder if...?"
To overcome:
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Alex Broganx.comThe idea of having a choice is exciting. It empowers me. I feel in control. The reality, however, is often paralysis. I may feel anxious, tired, or indifferent. I wish someone would just choose for me.
Gary Basin • Choice is like junk food
psychologists have argued that we try to avoid any post-decision choice malaise (What if I really wanted the fish?) by increasing our liking for what we have chosen (Oh, this pasta is divine!) and boosting our disliking for the unpicked alternative, a kind of built-in system to avoid perpetually experiencing buyer’s remorse.