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What Makes Us Happy? Barry Schwartz on The Paradox of Choice Tuesday, July 3, 12
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What Makes Us Happy?Barry Schwartz on The Paradox of Choice
Tuesday, July 3, 12
The Official Dogma
The more choice people have, the more freedom they have, and the more freedom they have, the more welfare they have.
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Super Market
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Electronics Store
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Just for fun...
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Skit
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SkitWell, we could do A, or we
could do B. A has benefits, and these risks, B has benefits, and these risks. What do you
want to do?
Tuesday, July 3, 12
SkitWell, we could do A, or we
could do B. A has benefits, and these risks, B has benefits, and these risks. What do you
want to do?
Doc, What should I do?
Tuesday, July 3, 12
SkitWell, we could do A, or we
could do B. A has benefits, and these risks, B has benefits, and these risks. What do you
want to do?
Doc, What should I do?
Well, we could do A, or we could do B. A has benefits, and these risks,
B has benefits, and these risks. What do you want to do?
Tuesday, July 3, 12
SkitWell, we could do A, or we
could do B. A has benefits, and these risks, B has benefits, and these risks. What do you
want to do?
Doc, What should I do?
Well, we could do A, or we could do B. A has benefits, and these risks,
B has benefits, and these risks. What do you want to do?
If you were me, Doc, what would you do?
Tuesday, July 3, 12
SkitWell, we could do A, or we
could do B. A has benefits, and these risks, B has benefits, and these risks. What do you
want to do?
Doc, What should I do?
Well, we could do A, or we could do B. A has benefits, and these risks,
B has benefits, and these risks. What do you want to do?
If you were me, Doc, what would you do?
But I’m not you.
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Patient Autonomy
Tuesday, July 3, 12
Patient Autonomy
Shifting of burdens and responsibility from someone who knows something
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Patient Autonomy
Shifting of burdens and responsibility from someone who knows something
To somebody who knows nothing and is almost certainly sick, thus not in the best shape to make decisions.
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What’s Bad
Paradoxically: produces paralysis rather than liberation
Escalation of Expectation
Less satisfied with the result of choice
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Paradoxically: produces paralysis rather than liberation
Paralysis is a consequence of having too many choices
With too many choices, people find it harder to make a choice
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Escalation of Expectation
With more choices, expectation will increase.
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Less satisfied with the result of choice
There will be better alternatives than the one you chose
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Why choice makes people miserable?
Regret and Anticipated Regret
Opportunity Cost
Escalation of expectations
Self-Blame
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The Official Dogma
The more choice people have, the more freedom they have, and the more freedom they have, the more welfare they have.
Tuesday, July 3, 12
The Official Dogma
The more choice people have, the more freedom they have, and the more freedom they have, the more welfare they have.
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Secret to Happiness
Tuesday, July 3, 12
Secret to Happiness
EXPECT LESS!
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Thank You!
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