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30 verschiedene Ketchup, 20 Knäckebrot, 200 Fernseher, die Optionen, die wir in unserer modernen Gesellschaft zur Verfügung haben, werden immer mehr. Das ist schlecht für uns. Denn je mehr wir uns entscheiden müssen/können, desto unglücklicher sind wir. (Klar, noch schlimmer ist es, gar keine Wahl zu haben. Aber zu viel ist auch schlecht). In seinem Buch "The Paradox of Choice" beleuchtet Barry Schwartz, wie wir unser Leben besser machen können, indem wir uns weniger Entscheidungen aufbürden.Unterstützt den Podcast via Patreon und erhaltet exklusive Bonusfolgenoder holt euch das Buch via unserem Affiliate Link: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition---Feedback, Wünsche und Beschimpfungen könnt ihr uns per Email schicken: feedback@swpodcast.deDu willst mehr lesen und dich mit Gleichgesinnten austauschen? Dann komm in unseren SW Podcast Buchclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever find yourself struggling to make a decision? Ever felt analysis paralysis? Psychologists have suggested that choice paralysis (fear of making the wrong decision) is a cause of anxiety. Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, explains that: 1.    By having more choices, we make poorer decisions. 2.    Too much choice causes paralysis, unable to make any decisions at all. 3.    We spend more time thinking about the choices we didn't make rather than being satisfied with the ones we made. This is why I had to create a personal North Star. An ethos that represents my values in the present and the direction I want to take my life. Today, we'll explore nine steps you can take to create your own personal North Star, an idea or ethos that empowers you to make decisions aligned with your deepest values and aspirations.   1. Understanding Your Core Values 2. Step three: Define Your Purpose 3. Define Your Purpose 4. Set Meaningful Goals 5. Embrace Growth and Adaptation 6. Cultivate Mindfulness and Self-Awareness 7. Surround Yourself with Support 8. Navigate Challenges with Your North Star 9. Celebrate Success and Learning from Failure www.BusinessFinanceAndSoul.com 

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing."The original edition of The Paradox of Choice came out in 2004, and the internet was just getting started in a major league way, and already the choice overload was a problem. I would say that from the modern perspective, 2004 seems like the 18th century, and as near as I can tell, all of these changes, every single one of them has made the problem substantially worse. The idea that you can get information to help guide you through - well, yeah, but what information do you believe? What's trustworthy? What's being motivated by an opportunity to sell you something? So there is a haze, there is this fog that we're operating in. And I think we just sort of give up in resignation and look at recommendations and hope that they're legitimate because how else do you get through the day?"www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"The original edition of The Paradox of Choice came out in 2004, and the internet was just getting started in a major league way, and already the choice overload was a problem. I would say that from the modern perspective, 2004 seems like the 18th century, and as near as I can tell, all of these changes, every single one of them has made the problem substantially worse. The idea that you can get information to help guide you through - well, yeah, but what information do you believe? What's trustworthy? What's being motivated by an opportunity to sell you something? So there is a haze, there is this fog that we're operating in. And I think we just sort of give up in resignation and look at recommendations and hope that they're legitimate because how else do you get through the day?"Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"The original edition of The Paradox of Choice came out in 2004, and the internet was just getting started in a major league way, and already the choice overload was a problem. I would say that from the modern perspective, 2004 seems like the 18th century, and as near as I can tell, all of these changes, every single one of them has made the problem substantially worse. The idea that you can get information to help guide you through - well, yeah, but what information do you believe? What's trustworthy? What's being motivated by an opportunity to sell you something? So there is a haze, there is this fog that we're operating in. And I think we just sort of give up in resignation and look at recommendations and hope that they're legitimate because how else do you get through the day?"Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing."The original edition of The Paradox of Choice came out in 2004, and the internet was just getting started in a major league way, and already the choice overload was a problem. I would say that from the modern perspective, 2004 seems like the 18th century, and as near as I can tell, all of these changes, every single one of them has made the problem substantially worse. The idea that you can get information to help guide you through - well, yeah, but what information do you believe? What's trustworthy? What's being motivated by an opportunity to sell you something? So there is a haze, there is this fog that we're operating in. And I think we just sort of give up in resignation and look at recommendations and hope that they're legitimate because how else do you get through the day?"www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing."Capitalism when it first developed was a very significant part of life, but it wasn't all of life. In other words, it had its place, but that place wasn't every place. And what's happened over the years, what some people call economic imperialism, is that the incredible efficiencies of the market started being exported to other aspects of life. And so the classroom, the educational institution is just another market. The students are customers, the professors are the retailers, and you operate to keep the customers happy. It wouldn't have occurred to anyone to think about education in those terms, but it's increasingly become a market. And that influence is so pervasive that I think it can exert itself without our even realizing. It doesn't occur to people growing up now that they've got a kind of market capitalist lens through which they look at everything. When they're trying to decide whether to form a friendship, they ask themselves: is it worth it to me to invest my time in this relationship? Notice the language. Is it worth it to invest my time? And it doesn't occur to people that this is a sort of distorted way to be thinking about developing close relations to other people. It's just become the language of our time. So you get influenced by being awash in markets and consumerism without realizing that that's what's happening to you. So that's a hard influence to overcome because you don't even realize its presence. That's what makes it so difficult for people to change."www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"Capitalism when it first developed was a very significant part of life, but it wasn't all of life. In other words, it had its place, but that place wasn't every place. And what's happened over the years, what some people call economic imperialism, is that the incredible efficiencies of the market started being exported to other aspects of life. And so the classroom, the educational institution is just another market. The students are customers, the professors are the retailers, and you operate to keep the customers happy. It wouldn't have occurred to anyone to think about education in those terms, but it's increasingly become a market. And that influence is so pervasive that I think it can exert itself without our even realizing. It doesn't occur to people growing up now that they've got a kind of market capitalist lens through which they look at everything. When they're trying to decide whether to form a friendship, they ask themselves: is it worth it to me to invest my time in this relationship? Notice the language. Is it worth it to invest my time? And it doesn't occur to people that this is a sort of distorted way to be thinking about developing close relations to other people. It's just become the language of our time. So you get influenced by being awash in markets and consumerism without realizing that that's what's happening to you. So that's a hard influence to overcome because you don't even realize its presence. That's what makes it so difficult for people to change."Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing."This too is a skill, learning how to listen. It takes humility. It takes openness. It takes a certain kind of courage because if you really listen to someone else, there's a chance that your view of the world will be changed. And this is not something that people are comfortable with. So we say it's important to be a good listener, but I think we underappreciate just how hard it really, really is to listen to what other people are saying. I think it's important for young people to understand that life is hard and that they need to be, on the one hand, ambitious, and on the other hand, humble. Because they are likely to make mistakes and every mistake is an opportunity to become wiser and become smarter. The task is to try to make it so that the consequences of mistakes are not catastrophic so that you actually get to live another day and do it better the next day than you did this day. And I want young people to appreciate how much they have to learn from one another and from older people."www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"This too is a skill, learning how to listen. It takes humility. It takes openness. It takes a certain kind of courage because if you really listen to someone else, there's a chance that your view of the world will be changed. And this is not something that people are comfortable with. So we say it's important to be a good listener, but I think we underappreciate just how hard it really, really is to listen to what other people are saying. I think it's important for young people to understand that life is hard and that they need to be, on the one hand, ambitious, and on the other hand, humble. Because they are likely to make mistakes and every mistake is an opportunity to become wiser and become smarter. The task is to try to make it so that the consequences of mistakes are not catastrophic so that you actually get to live another day and do it better the next day than you did this day. And I want young people to appreciate how much they have to learn from one another and from older people."Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"The original edition of The Paradox of Choice came out in 2004, and the internet was just getting started in a major league way, and already the choice overload was a problem. I would say that from the modern perspective, 2004 seems like the 18th century, and as near as I can tell, all of these changes, every single one of them has made the problem substantially worse. The idea that you can get information to help guide you through - well, yeah, but what information do you believe? What's trustworthy? What's being motivated by an opportunity to sell you something? So there is a haze, there is this fog that we're operating in. And I think we just sort of give up in resignation and look at recommendations and hope that they're legitimate because how else do you get through the day?"Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

"I have very mixed feelings about AI, and I think its future and our future with it is very much up for grabs. And here's the reason why. At the moment, these extraordinary achievements like ChatGPT, I mean literally mind-boggling achievements, are completely indifferent to truth. They crawl around in the web and learn how words go together, and so they produce coherent meaningful strings of words, sentences, and paragraphs that you're astonished could have been produced by a machine. However, there are no filters that weed out the false concatenations of words from the true ones. And so you get something that's totally believable, and totally plausible, and totally grammatical. But is it true? And if AI continues to move in this direction, getting more and more sophisticated as a mock human, and continuing to be indifferent to truth, the problems that we started our conversation with are only going to get worse."Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action in the psychology department at Swarthmore College. He is the author of many books, including Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, and co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing."I have very mixed feelings about AI, and I think its future and our future with it is very much up for grabs. And here's the reason why. At the moment, these extraordinary achievements like ChatGPT, I mean literally mind-boggling achievements, are completely indifferent to truth. They crawl around in the web and learn how words go together, and so they produce coherent meaningful strings of words, sentences, and paragraphs that you're astonished could have been produced by a machine. However, there are no filters that weed out the false concatenations of words from the true ones. And so you get something that's totally believable, and totally plausible, and totally grammatical. But is it true? And if AI continues to move in this direction, getting more and more sophisticated as a mock human, and continuing to be indifferent to truth, the problems that we started our conversation with are only going to get worse."www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartzwww.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Work/Barry-Schwartz/TED-Books/9781476784861 https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-paradox-of-choice-barry-schwartz?variant=32207920234530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307231/practical-wisdom-by-barry-schwartz-and-kenneth-sharpewww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto credit: Bill Holsinger-Robinson - CC BY 2.0

Why do we get overwhelmed when we have too many choices? Should we make our own decisions or copy other people's? And how can Angela manage her sock inventory? SOURCES:Arie Kruglanski, professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park.Katy Milkman, professor of operations, information, and decisions at the University of Pennsylvania.Sylvia Plath, 20th-century American novelist and poet.Barry Schwartz, professor of social theory and social action at Swarthmore College.Herbert Simon, professor of computer science and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.Will Smith, actor and film producer. RESOURCES:"Choice Deprivation, Choice Overload, and Satisfaction with Choices Across Six Nations," by Elena Reutskaja, Nathan N. Cheek, Barry Schwartz, et al. (Journal of International Marketing, 2021).Will, by Will Smith with Mark Manson (2021)."Can't Decide What to Stream? Netflix's New Feature Will Choose for You," by Katie Deighton (The Wall Street Journal, 2021).The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, by Barry Schwartz (2004)."The Tyranny of Choice," by Barry Schwartz (Scientific American, 2004)."Maximizing Versus Satisficing: Happiness Is a Matter of Choice," by Barry Schwartz, Andrew Ward, John Monterosso, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Katherine White, and Darrin R. Lehman (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002)."Self-Determination: The Tyranny of Freedom," by Barry Schwartz (American Psychologist, 2000)."To 'Do the Right Thing' or to 'Just Do It': Locomotion and Assessment as Distinct Self-Regulatory Imperatives," by Arie Kruglanski, Erik P. Thompson, E. Tory Higgins, M. Nadir Atash, Antonio Pierro, James Y. Shah, and Scott Spiegel (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000)."Rational Choice and the Structure of the Environment," by Herbert Simon (Psychological Review, 1956).Administrative Behavior, by Herbert Simon (1947). EXTRA:"Do You Mind if I Borrow Your Personality?" by No Stupid Questions (2022)."How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?" by No Stupid Questions (2021)."Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?" by No Stupid Questions (2020).Cars.com Superbowl Ad (2009).

30 verschiedene Ketchup, 20 Knäckebrot, 200 Fernseher, die Optionen, die wir in unserer modernen Gesellschaft zur Verfügung haben, werden immer mehr. Das ist schlecht für uns. Denn je mehr wir uns entscheiden müssen/können, desto unglücklicher sind wir. (Klar, noch schlimmer ist es, gar keine Wahl zu haben. Aber zu viel ist auch schlecht). In seinem Buch "The Paradox of Choice" beleuchtet Barry Schwartz, wie wir unser Leben besser machen können, indem wir uns weniger Entscheidungen aufbürden.Unterstützt den Podcast via Patreon und erhaltet exklusive Bonusfolgenoder holt euch das Buch via unserem Affiliate Link: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition---Feedback, Wünsche und Beschimpfungen könnt ihr uns per Email schicken: feedback@swpodcast.de ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Anyone else get decision fatigue on a daily basis? While our culture seems to push the idea that more options equals a better life, is it really true? Author and psychology professor Barry Schwartz challenges the value of freedom of choice, explaining how choice has not made us happier, but more dissatisfied. Check out my new upcoming course, Weary To Revived. Sponsors and show links: Gem Vitamins. Watch the full clip. Read The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Scott Jenson has done strategic UX design work for some of tech's most important companies, including Apple and Google. Now he's semi-retired and focused on improving the experience of using open source software. In this conversation, we talk about what's different about open source, how design can make it better, and how designers can benefit from participating in open source projects.Show notesScott JensonScott Jenson (@scottjenson@social.coop) - MastodonApple Newton - WikipediaSymbian - WikipediaGoogle ChromeAndroidFrog DesignGitHubUX Showcase - GitLab1984 by George OrwellAAA (video game industry) - WikipediaBlenderLAMP (software bundle) - WikipediaEmacs - WikipediaThe Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. RaymondExternality - WikipediaHCI Remixed: Reflections on Works That Have Influenced the HCI Community edited by Thomas Erickson and David W. McDonaldEdward TufteThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry SchwartzInteraction Design Association – IxDAEternal September - WikipediaJeff Jarvis - WikipediaNextdoorElestioPenpotRed HatHome AssistantGhostShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz https://amzn.to/34TaPvn There is no denying the buisness and marketing genius of former Starbucks CEO and now chairman emeritus, Howard Schultz. This book is an honest look back at the principles that have shaped the Starbucks phenomenon. Schultz shares the wisdom he has gained from his quest to make great coffee part of the American experience in a frank way that feels approachable as well as awe-striking, regardless of how you feel about the coffee. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godinhttps://amzn.to/2Fyx8hiAn FMCG brand marketing client that I really respect and love working with recommended this as a must read for anyone in the world of brand and beyond. Purple Cow is another one that I've heard a lot of excerpts from, but not read cover to cover yet, so is eagerly anticipated on the book list. Inspiring Leadership: Staying Afloat in Turbulent Times by Jane Cranwell-Ward, Andrea Bacon, Rosie Mackiehttps://amzn.to/3428ijj Combining the latest thinking on human performance at the turn of the 21st century with findings from the BT Global Challenge race, this book, recommended by a coaching client and podcast guest, demonstrates how to inspire others, sustain high performance and competitive advantage and keep a healthy work-life balance. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartzhttps://amzn.to/2H5cZjL This book has been a fundamental re-read for me, at any life or business juncture since 2010. It's a powerful reminder that whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, or choosing a doctor everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. This book offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decision by Dan Arielyhttps://amzn.to/2T3GdlkIn a similar vein to The Paradox of Choice, this book addresses why smart people make irrational decisions every day: Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? It's an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical decisions that'll help you reconsider your work 'influencing' consumer behaviour, to the decisions you yourself make as a consumer.

Our guest on the podcast today is Nick Maggiulli. He is the author of a new book called "Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth." He is also the author of OfDollarsAndData.com, a blog focused on the intersection of data and personal finance. In addition, he is COO and data scientist for Ritholtz Wealth Management. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics.BackgroundBioOf Dollars And DataJust Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your WealthPersonal FinanceWhat Is a Data Scientist?“Go Big, Then Stop,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, July 27, 2021.“The Biggest Lie in Personal Finance,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Feb. 4, 2020.“The 9 Best Income Producing Assets to Grow Your Wealth,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Sept. 15, 2020.“Just 5 Years Can Change Your Life,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Dec. 28, 2021.“We Begin our Lives as Growth Stocks, but end our Lives as Value Stocks,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Nov. 24, 2020.“How to Spend Money,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Dec. 3, 2019.The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, by Barry SchwartzInvesting and Markets“Dollar-Cost Averaging vs. Lump Sum: The Definitive Guide,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Feb. 25, 2020.“How Often Does Dollar-Cost Averaging Fail?” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, June 29, 2021.“We Are All Investors Now,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, July 20, 2021.“The Yield Curve Just Inverted…Now What?” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, April 5, 2022.“How to Save for a Big Purchase,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Nov. 17, 2020.“In Defense of Global Stocks,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, July 6, 2021.“Why Investing Like Your Neighbors Isn't as Dumb as It Seems,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Feb. 1, 2022.“Why You Shouldn't Pick Individual Stocks,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, April 6, 2021.“Why Market-timing Can Be So Appealing,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, Jan. 28, 2020.“When Does Market-timing Work?” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, May 7, 2019.“Ask Yourself Why,” by Nick Maggiulli, ofdollarsanddata.com, March 28, 2018.OtherKyla ScanlonJack Raines

We've talked about High-Intensity Interval Training quite a bit on this show and I'm a big fan. I use it regularly myself in all forms of training and I prescribe it for my athletes. I must confess that when I attempt the daddy of all HIT sessions, Tabata Intervals, I feel like my heart is going to explode. The problem for me is that if I try sticking to the exact protocol it's impossible to hold max power for even 1 bout of 20 seconds, never mind 7 more. So I end up adjusting the protocol to something more manageable. Now however I offer you an alternative. High Intensity Repeat Training (H.I.R.T.) which we are going to talk about in today's call with Craig Marker. Craig is a psychologist with a passion for strength training and kettlebells in particular. So in addition to HIRT intervals, we have lots more to talk about including: The origins of H.I.R.T. intervals and why you should try it Learning to love luxurious rest intervals Why too much choice leads to paralysis Kettlebells, greasing the groove, and frequency vs volume in strength training Being anti-fragile You can follow Craig at the following places: Website - Craigmarker.com Twitter - @antifragileself   Links to some of the discussion topics in the show Books Anti-Fragile: Things that gain from Disorder Nasim Nicholas Taleb Adapt: Why success always starts with failure  Tim Harford Becoming a Supple Leopard Dr Kelly Starrett The One Minute Workout  Martin Gibala Easy Strength Dan John & Pavel Tsatsouline Simple & Sinister Pavel Tsatsouline The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less  Barry Schwartz    If you would like to get hold of a list of all the books recommended by our podcast guests, please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.   Craig also referenced these research papers: Craig wrote for StrongFirst ‘Why does exercise make us healthier' And you can read about the research behind this here: Metabolic stress-dependent regulation of the mitochondrial biogenic molecular response to high-intensity exercise in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology   Vince Giuliano -  Grand Unifying Theory of biology health & aging   Craig has also written these articles which you may be interested in When Too Much Choice is Bad for your Training Take a 30 day trial in my SWAT Inner Circle for just £1. Watch this video for more information. Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life. If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful.  Please click here to support the HPH podcast.  Thank you! Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes.  Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here.  For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com. Breaking down the TGU Train your body to learn holding heavy weights overhead Greasing the Groove: How to make it work for you   These are a couple of kettlebell exercise videos you might find useful Waiters walks with Dan John TGU with Dan John

At Harris Bricken, we keep close tabs on what is happening around the world, and we know that our friends and clients do, as well. We are happy to provide this podcast series: Global Law and Business, hosted by international attorneys Fred Rocafort and Jonathan Bench, where we look at the world by talking with business leaders, innovators, service providers, manufacturers, and government leaders around the globe. In Episode #95, we are joined by Ryan Ansin, Co-Founder of Revolutionary Clinics. We discuss: The evolution of the cannabis industry Why it's harder to succeed in the cannabis space than in any other Ryan's efforts to help cannabis companies source ethically Why entrepreneurship can be a “poison” How Ryan's interest in social justice dovetails with his business activities Listening, and watching recommendations from: Ryan Tuxedo Park, by Jennet Conant Robinhood Snacks The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, by Barry Schwartz The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance, by Joshua Waitzkin Jonathan “You will have a digital avatar sooner than you think,” by Jennifer Alsever (Utah Business) “NFT Community Dismayed By RTFKT Sale To Nike, While Noting Pre-Sale Shady Behavior” (Snobette) Fred “Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright,” by Andres Guadamuz (WIPO Magazine) Psychedelics Law Blog

If you're a frequent listener of the show, you may wonder what makes this team tick? Behind the scenes, we are a team that spans 5 time zones, two countries, 6 states, and lots of interests. Join us in a special episode celebrating our off-mic team members, 1.5 million downloads, and discussing what we are up to and what matters most to us. Listen and Learn: What the team is really like behind the scenesWhat the team looks for in a good podcast episodeWhat the team is readingThe different ways co-hosts prepare for interviewsHow each time member would spend their days if they knew they were the last! Resources & Recommendations: Yael's recommendations: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: A George Smiley Novel, I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Winnie-The-Pooh, Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz TEDx TalkKaty's book recommendations: We Were Never Here, Reese's Book Club Picks, The Paper Palace, Be Mighty: A Women's Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance, Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD: A Brief Treatment Approach for Mental Health Professionals, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Diana's book recommendations: Harry Potter Illustrated, Home Body, Never Good Enough, episode with Stephen PorgesDebbie's book recommendations: “heavy” fiction book (part of Hillary Mantel's series about Thomas Cromwell), The Mirror and the Light Michael's recommendations: ACT On Your Business, Stephen King books, Terry Pratchett Discworld novels, Unwinding Anxiety, Man's Search for Meaning.Attend Diana's Values-Rich Living Retreat and her free online summit From Striving to Thriving (coming up October 15th and stream anytime after release date)Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill's websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!  About Our Team Diana Hill, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She offers regular teachings in compassion and ACT through Insight LA , Mindful Heart Programs and her blog on Psychology Today Through her online teachings, executive coaching, clinical supervision, and private therapy practice Diana encourages clients to build psychological flexibility so that they can live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. Diana practices what she preaches in her daily life as a mom of two, homesteader, and yoga teacher. Learn more about her latest offerings here and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to get tools to build psychological flexibility into your daily life.  Dr. Debbie Sorensen is a clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She works with adults in her private practice in Denver, Colorado, and is a part-time clinical research psychologist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. She is a co-host of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast, and has co-authored the book ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She loves living in her home state of Colorado with her husband, two daughters, and dog, and getting outdoors in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Dr. Yael Schonbrun is a licensed clinical psychologist who wears a number of professional hats: she a small private practice specializing in evidence-based relationship therapy, she's an assistant professor at Brown University, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know you have a lot of options for what to listen to, and I'm glad you chose The Brainy Business. Especially because (as you'll hear about on today's episode), due to the paradox of choice, having too many options and decisions can leave people paralyzed instead of empowered. That paralysis can make it so people don't make any decision at all, so you stick with the status quo of scrolling Instagram or playing a game on your phone. With over 2 million podcasts out there to compete with (plus all the YouTube channels, Netflix, and other streaming services, music options like Spotify and Pandora), plus games and email, and...well you get the idea...There are a lot of options out there that could have made tuning in a very complicated choice. In today's episode, I will tell you all about the paradox of choice: what it is, and why it matters for you in life and in business (including some tips for creating and presenting options to your current and potential customers). Show Notes: [00:06] Today's behavioral economics foundations episode is about the paradox of choice. [03:02] As I mentioned in the introduction, the paradox of choice is a term and concept popularized by Barry Schwartz, whose book and popular TED talk have been shared around the world. [04:42] When presented with too many choices (like we have in most societies today) people become paralyzed, stressed, and feel stuck. It can cause mental anguish and regret. Some choices are good, but too much and we are definitely worse off. [05:24] The really important thing to know is that adding some choice is important. Because we humans can't value one-off items, having at least some choice and comparison helps us to make a decision and feel good about it, but too many and we get overwhelmed. [07:15] When there are too many choices, our brains get overloaded. [09:41] It is easier to stick with what we have always done than to look for something that may or may not be better.  [11:42] Your subconscious is dealing with this sort of letdown constantly. It can get very taxing over time and it's no wonder our brains rebel at the idea of evaluating too many options. [13:14] In a world where there is always another option, always a list of potential matches and the feeling that (much like the pair of jeans) perfection is “just one search away”...it can be hard to settle even when the choice is something you would be incredibly happy with. That constant thought of “what if” can be too much for many to bear. [13:53] Anticipated regret can have a huge impact on behavior. We want to choose wisely and, frustratingly, this pursuit of perfection (or even just a little bit better) can cause us to make worse decisions. [15:02] The important thing to know is that while it seems like lots of choice and infinite options would make us happier (increasing our freedom and wellbeing to use the terms from earlier) that just isn't how it works. [17:12] A maximizer is always looking for the best of the best. They want to make sure that they choose whatever is objectively the best there is every single time. That anyone else could look at and know that it is conclusively “the best choice”. [17:28] Satisficers are people who find something that is “good enough” and feel satisfied with that choice. Once satisficers find something they are happy with, they are good to go and don't necessarily dwell on “what might have been” too much. Even if there was a better option out there you could have made, you are subjectively happy and therefore at peace with the decision. [20:04] For maximizers (like my husband), these details are vital pieces of information needed to make a decision, and for satisficers (like me), it is just too much to think about. [22:45] The first tip is to choose when to choose. If you only save the big evaluation for the really important stuff, it will help you have that mental capacity when you need it and not be so stressed and overwhelmed with the small stuff. [24:07] Don't waste a bunch of mental energy on decisions that don't matter. Be happy with good enough whenever you can, so you can have more mental energy when you need it. [24:22] The next tip, which is to become a chooser, not a picker. [25:27] The next tip is to satisfice more and maximize less. As you just heard, satisficers are happier, less stressed, less regretful, and so much more. Good enough is often good enough. [25:58] Think about the costs of missed opportunities. In short, you should look for the balance of thinking of missed opportunities. [26:20] Next is to make your decisions nonreversible. If you aren't able to “what if” you are more likely to be happier with a choice you made because you won't dwell on it. [26:31] Practice an attitude of gratitude. There are lots of studies that find we are happier and better off when we appreciate what we have. Be grateful for everything you have in your life [27:05] Regret less. If you don't think about choices you have made after the fact and don't allow regret to control you, it will allow you to be happier overall. [27:19] Anticipate adaptation. We naturally adapt to any situation – plan accordingly to avoid constantly chasing the next high. [27:53] Control expectations. When there are too many choices, the expectations for something to be perfect are far too high, and because nothing can really live up to that standard, you end up with a recipe for always being disappointed with items not meeting unrealistic expectations [28:21] Curtail social comparison. What is your happiness worth and how do things change if you add that into your evaluation? Eliminating social comparisons can help with that. [29:11] His last tip is to learn to embrace constraints. Limiting options and reducing possible choices can help you to fulfill these other tips on the list. Embrace the idea of constraints and set up some firm rules for yourself to follow around choice. You will be surprised about how they help your mental state. [30:30] NOW, my tips for business applications (which are different than on an individual level. First, is to know that people are generally overwhelmed with all the decisions they are having to make every day. [31:00] You also want to really consider what choice they are making and what the defaults are. [33:15] When someone asks for your recommendation – give it, and don't provide more than two options. Be enthusiastic about it, explaining a little of why you like it to prime them for excitement. [34:56] To summarize, you are going to limit the options you present and show that you are the expert (and did the heavy lifting for them) by making recommendations and helping work with those herding instincts by including some social proof. [35:25] If you implement your social proof and relativity and structure the decision well, it can make a decision easier without people getting so overwhelmed that they walk out. They can feel like there are a lot of options, but you can still nudge and guide them along the way to reduce the number of decisions and make them easier. I'm calling this the “illusion of choice.” [37:42] Consider the customer experience – who is searching? What problem are they solving? What is the best solution? How can you make it obvious that it is the best choice for most people to help them decide? [39:17] Melina's award-winning first book, What Your Customer Wants and Can't Tell You is available on Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, and Booktopia. Thanks for listening. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android. If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show.  I hope you love everything recommended via The Brainy Business! Everything was independently reviewed and selected by me, Melina Palmer. So you know, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. That means if you decide to shop from the links on this page (via Amazon or others), The Brainy Business may collect a share of sales or other compensation. 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Are you a satisficer like Sammie or a maximizer like Michelle? Sammie and Michelle take a look at Satisficers and Maximizers from Barry Schwartz  book, "The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less". They talk about different ways this concept can appear in our lives and how maximizers can become satisficers over time.  Show Notes:The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz Michelle's Sunscreen SpreadsheetMo' Money Mo' Problems Previous Episodes Mentioned: #32: Andrew Johnson on Meditation, Hypnotherapy and Building Apps#31: How To Invest In Index Funds#25: Opportunity CostContact Us:Status Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.com Find all show notes at statuspostadulting.com 

Getting a job offer is always a happy occasion, but what if it's not what you want? Should you settle for good enough? Ask for a higher salary or fewer work hours? Tune in to the latest episode of the Express to Impress Podcast to get four tips for negotiating a job offer successfully. Are you listening from India, Taiwan, Germany, or Brazil? If so, I need your help! Please take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts.Original theme music by Lucas Knutter Read the transcript here. Book mentioned: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz.Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn.Links Included in Episode Show Notes: To sign up for my free five-step job interview preparation checklist, visit express-to-impress.com.Listen to my episode about salary negotiation.Book one of my career coaching services on the Muse. Enroll in one of my online courses!Succeed in a Job Interview and Land Your Next Job: learn more about job negotiation, how to negotiate a salary offer, and how to counter a salary offer.Job Search Strategies That Work: get a handout with a list of 27 benefits you should consider as part of a compensation package.How to Write a Standout Resume: get templates for resumes, cover letters, and e-notes.Get 15% OFF my courses by using the coupon code podcast15 at the checkout.

Andy and Aaron discuss the progression from dopamine to buyer's remorse, regret vs. shame, rumination, purchases that tend to lead to remorse, and more.Resources:Thinking in Bets by Annie DukeYour Money and Your Brain by Jason ZweigInvesting: The Greatest Show On Earth | Morgan HouselThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry SchwartzThe power of low expectations | Get Rich Slowly

This episode we’re discussing Business Non-Fiction! We talk about personality quizzes, questioning capitalism, fighting against productivity/the productivity trap, the rigourousness of professional degrees, (somehow on-topic) tangents, and how books can manage to disappoint us in new and bizarre ways. It’s got both silliness and existential dread in one episode! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read This Month Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us  by Michael Moss Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis Uncanny Valley  by Anna Wiener No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life  by Marie Kondō and Scott Sonenshein Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life by Shelley Paxton Think. Do. Say.: How to Seize Attention and Build Trust in a Busy, Busy World  by Ron Tite The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting by Rachel Shteir Different . . . Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD by Temple Grandin The Art of Doing Business Across Cultures: 10 Countries, 50 Mistakes, and 5 Steps to Cultural Competence by Craig Storti 100 Side Hustles: Ideas for Making Extra Money  by Chris Guillebeau Other  Media We Mentioned The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Wikipedia) What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek by Howard Markel Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter Episode 015 - Self Help The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the        Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum The Poison Squads: The Stupid, Risky First Food Safety Tests (SciShow) Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee  The Good University: What Universities Actually Do and Why It's Time for Radical Change by Raewyn Connell The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau Links, Articles, and Things Ask a Manager Quantified self (Wikipedia) Herpetology (Wikipedia) “the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras)” 15 Business Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran Eat a Peach by David Chang Fight or Submit: Standing Tall in Two Worlds by Ronald Derrickson Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization by Crystal Byrd Farmer It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage by Arlan Hamilton Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District by Hannibal B. Johnson Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation A Reality by Robert Joseph The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters by Wes Moore Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier by Maya Rao How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo     Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or title! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, November 17th we’ll be doing Readers’ Advisory and trying to come up with holiday gifts for each other! Then on Tuesday, December 1st we’ll be discussing the genre that you chose for us: New Weird Fiction!

Daniel Anthes ist aus Leidenschaft aktiv im Nachhaltigkeitsbereich. Um mehr Menschen zu einem nachhaltigerem Lebensstil zu inspirieren, gibt Daniel Vorträge, schreibt und berät. Oder er wird selbst aktiv wie mit dem erste Brotbier Deutschlands. Erwähnungen und Ressourcen: www.danielanthes.com/ (https://www.danielanthes.com/) https://www.knaerzje.de/ (https://www.knaerzje.de/) Zukunftsinstitut (https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/) Hans Rosling und Possibilismus The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less von on Barry Schwartz (Buch) Die Große Transformation: Eine Einführung in die Kunst gesellschaftlichen Wandels von Uwe Schneidewind (Buch) Über folgende Themen sprechen wir: Wie Daniel Anthes zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit gab [08:10] Nachhaltiges Arbeiten [17:32] Wie können wir dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit mehr Relevanz geben? Wie kann ein nachhaltiges Leben mehr Menschen wichtig sein? [28:16] Wie können wir entscheiden, worauf wir uns fokussieren? Die Bedeutung von Authentizität [50:12] Wie passiert Wandel? [58:42] Minimalismus und leben mit weniger Gast dieser Folge: Daniel Anthes Daniel Anthes, Jahrgang 1986 und diplomierter Wirtschaftsgeograph, Betriebswirt und Publizist, beschäftigt sich v.a. mit dem Megatrend Neo-Ökologie – ob auf einer Meta-Ebene mit Blick auf die Next Economy oder das Slow Business, oder aber auf Ebene des Individuums mit Blick auf neue Lebensstile, wie bspw. den Minimalismus und die neue Foodie-Generation. Außerdem schreibt der passionierte Blogger regelmäßig zu den Themen Zukunft und Nachhaltigkeit, v.a. in Bezug auf die Food-Branche. Nicht zuletzt engagiert er sich auch ganz praktisch im Rahmen der „New Food Economy“ – so z.B. als Gründer & CEO der Knärzje GmbH, welche das erste Zero-Waste-Bier Deutschlands kreiert hat, sowie als Vorstandsvorsitzender des gemeinnützigen Vereins ShoutoutLoud e.V., welcher mit unterschiedlichen Events zu nachhaltigeren Lebensstilen (v.a. Ernährung) inspiriert.

This episode of The Cut the Crap Show features author Barry Schwartz who breaks down his bestseller - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less - into a handful of golden nuggets! Sponsor: getAbstract. http://getab.li/rrx Text Me

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Psychologist Laurie Santos offered a course on well-being in 2018, and it became the most popular course ever offered at Yale University. Her online course also developed a strong following. Now she had a podcast called The Happiness Lab. I had a chance to talk with her about human happiness, and the ways in which our intuitions about what promotes happiness are often wrong. Our discussion includes a discussion of happiness in a time of a pandemic and of physical distancing, but also about happiness and race. LINKS Laurie Santos, Yale University (https://psychology.yale.edu/people/laurie-santos) The Happiness Lab podcast (https://www.happinesslab.fm/) Jeff Simmermon's Why You Should Be Happy (on Apple Music) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/why-you-should-be-happy/1504980720) Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School (https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=943704) Sonja Lyubomirsky, UC-Riverside (https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/sonja) Anand Giridharadas, Winners Take All (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539747/winners-take-all-by-anand-giridharadas/9780451493248) Dan Ariely, "Americans Want to Live in a Much More Equal Country (They Just Don't Realize It)" in The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/americans-want-to-live-in-a-much-more-equal-country-they-just-dont-realize-it/260639/) Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir (https://www.amazon.com/Scarcity-Having-Little-Means-Much-ebook/dp/B00BMKOO6S) The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, by Barry Schwartz (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TDGGVU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality, by Danielle Allen (https://www.amazon.com/Our-Declaration-Reading-Independence-Equality-ebook/dp/B00FPT5KYW) The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest, by Dan Buettner (https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Zones-Lessons-Living-Longest/dp/1426207557) The Enchiridion, by Epictetus (https://www.amazon.com/Enchiridion-Epictetus/dp/1503226948/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1U66N1CQWPX7P&dchild=1&keywords=epictetus+enchiridion&qid=1591239645&s=digital-text&sprefix=epictetus+enc%2Cdigital-text%2C164&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyRkkwRE1QV0Y0M0s4JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQ0NjkzM1BBVlRIRkpRUkJTSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDAzMjgzVEUyQTRVWkdTU0M2JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==) Special Guest: Laurie Santos.

These are exactly the times to rethink education because what is happening right now is showing us that just staying with the normal won’t do! Together with the Art education as Critical Tactics team of ArtEZ we bring you: No School Station, a four part miniseries on education outside of the educational institutions. In this second episode we focus on the theme of magnetism. Magnetism is about attraction, the combination of opposite forces. In the pedagogy of No School this is one of the key elements. Without attraction or to say it differently without binding elements, there is no education. This episode features contributions by Fabiola Camuti, Ezme Davis, Danny Jeroense and Christian Pabst.   Literature: Montessori, From Childhood to Adolescence, Clio Press, 1994. Montessori, The Absorbent Mind, Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, HarperCollins, 2004. Stoll Lillard, The Science Behind the Genius, Oxford University Press, 2005. Davies et al., “Creative learning environments in education—A systematic literature review.” Thinking Skills and Creativity, 8 (2013: 80-91. Catmull & A. Wallace, Creativity inc., Random House Publishing Group, 2014.   Links: http://noschool.nl/ https://www.artez.nl/en/research/education-in-arts-and-culture-professorship Ezme Davis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezme-davis-41947019b/ https://montessorimeraki.net/ Danny Jeroense: http://www.instagram/canvax.music http://www.soundcloud.com/canvax Christian Pabst: https://www.christianpabst.com/ 

The Paradox of Choice, by psychologist Barry Schwarz, is a book that has influenced many people interested in minimalism. Schwarz argues that the extensive freedom of choice in affluent societies has become detrimental to psychological and emotional well-being. This episode provides a critical review of Barry Schwarz's arguments. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus episodes and rewards! The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz The Paradox of Choice TED Talk 227 Review of The Better Angels of Our Nature by Stephen Pinker

Brian Portnoy Brian is currently the Director of Investment Education at $100B investment solutions provider Virtus Investment Partners, where he strives to simplify the complex world of money in an effort to help investors make better decisions and lead a joyful life. For the past two decades, he has held senior investment, research, and strategy roles in the hedge fund and mutual fund industries at Chicago Equity Partners, Mesirow Financial, and Morningstar.  Brian is the author of “The Investor’s Paradox,” a book about manager selection rooted in choice theory.  His second book, “The Geometry of Wealth” hits electronic and physical bookstores this week. Our conversation covers Brian’s experience in manager research and lessons learned, choice theory and managing expectations, differences between institutional investment and private wealth management, distinction between seeking wealth and trying to get rich, his terrific new book, and why volatility is risk. Brian’s insightful take on investing and his journey from the complex to the simple is full of investment nuggets of gold.   Learn More Discuss the show and Read the transcript Join Ted's mailing list at CapitalAllocatorsPodcast.com Write a review on iTunes Follow Ted on twitter at @tseides For more episodes go to CapitalAllocatorsPodcast.com/Podcast   Show Notes 2:24 – Brian’s start in the business 5:18 – The useful skills he developed during his tenure at Morningstar 6:37 – The hard questions he would ask 7:15 – Why he left Morningstar 8:53 – What he learned at Mesirow that made him so detail oriented 10:57 – Leaving Mesirow 12:08 – What led Brian to writing The Investor's Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice             14:51 – The Art of Choosing 16:58 – What is the investors paradox             17:04 – The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less 19:29 – Reaction to the book 24:10 – Difference between his views on the asset management side vs the wealth management side 27:11 – The concept behind The Geometry of Wealth: How To Shape A Life Of Money And Meaning 30:58 – The shapes used to take people from confusion to comfort with money and investments, starting with the circle 36:00 – Moving on to the triangle in this formula 41:03 – The second triangle, focused on behavior 43:36 – The big blue square 49:29 – Hopes for the book 52:46 – Closing questions

You’ve heard of the book,“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life.”  It’s the #3 most read book on Amazon and a “New York Times” bestseller. And the book, written by Mark Manson, is still skyrocketing. But ENOUGH. Mark is ready to move on. He’s been doing press for the book for over a year. And it’s pulling him back from getting to a place where his brain can look for new ideas. So I asked what he’s curious about. I wanted to know what’s next. “I’m fixated on this idea of hope and meaning right now,” Mark said. He broke it down. And revealed his opinion on why there’s so much hopelessness and meaningless now. Our conversation went deep. And we got into topics I haven’t talked about much on this podcast. And now… thanks to Mark, I have new ideas, too. Links and Resources The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 6 Things People Should Give Fewer Fucks About by Mark Manson Check Out Mark’s website Follow Mark on Twitter + Facebook Also Mentioned Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress by Steven Pinker The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz Republic by Plato Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've heard of the book,"The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life."  It's the #3 most read book on Amazon and a "New York Times" bestseller. And the book, written by Mark Manson, is still skyrocketing. But ENOUGH. Mark is ready to move on. He's been doing press for the book for over a year. And it's pulling him back from getting to a place where his brain can look for new ideas. So I asked what he's curious about. I wanted to know what's next. "I'm fixated on this idea of hope and meaning right now," Mark said. He broke it down. And revealed his opinion on why there's so much hopelessness and meaningless now. Our conversation went deep. And we got into topics I haven't talked about much on this podcast. And now... thanks to Mark, I have new ideas, too. Links and Resources The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 6 Things People Should Give Fewer Fucks About by Mark Manson Check Out Mark's website Follow Mark on Twitter + Facebook   Also Mentioned Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress by Steven Pinker The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz Republic by Plato Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

On this episode, Zach says R.I.P. to Toys R' Us, the guys discuss a fun news story, and they talk about why they feel less is more when it comes to your book's back matter.Special thanks to our newest Patrons: James, Caimh McDonnell, Tom FowlerGet exclusive bonus content by supporting The Career Author Podcast on Patreon at www.thecareerauthor.comNews Links:All Hail Discoverability: BookBub Recommendations, and Draft2Digital Author Pages and Book Tabs - https://draft2digital.com/blog/introducing-author-pages-and-book-tabs/4,000 Words and an Oil Change - https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/this-woman-kept-going-back-to-a-tire-store-to-writ?utm_term=.jlGJnPoOe#.aiOgmqDb9Kindle iOS App Gets Update With Some Very Welcome Features - https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/03/19/kindle-app-for-ios-gains-support-for-infinite-scrolling-split-view-on-ipad-and-more/Other Links:The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TDGGVU/Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Books Show Summit - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barry Schwartz, the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action (Emeritus), has been at Swarthmore College since receiving his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He’s author of 10 books and 100s of articles and is well known for both his scholarship and his ability to bring complex sociological and psychological research to bear on the practical matters we all face in our daily lives at work and at home. Schwartz has written The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes, and, with Ken Sharpe, Practical Wisdom, about which he gave a TED talk viewed by more than 2MM people. In this episode, Stew and Barry discuss Barry’s most recent book, Why We Work, including a brief review of the history of work. Many companies adhere to the ideology that employees only care about compensation and so that is all that matters; in this view, quality and meaningfulness of work are irrelevant. Barry’s optimism about this changing springs from his observations of the Millennials and women who are convincing companies that factors like social interactions and variety of work are just as important as compensation. Listen and learn from one of the world’s leading experts about how more enlightened philosophies of work are emerging and what this means for our future. Click here for the transcript. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, sits down with Wesley Whitaker and Shivani Pandya to discuss morality, decision-making, and the complex relationships between science and society.

Productivity Book Group [ http://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less [ http://amzn.to/2hIDDzn ] by Barry Schwartz, PhD. Enjoy the discussion! The Amazon book description states: Whether we’re buying a […]

FOMO is a recent word that's used a lot these days. It's even been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. But what is FOMO? FOMO is the acronym of fear of missing out.   ‘‘the uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you're missing out – that your peers are doing, in the know about, or in possession of more or something better than you''. Apparently 3/4 of young adults say they've been experiencing FOMO.    An example of this would be the feeling of always checking social media, every period of time in case you don't miss out on something. No one want's to be ‘out of the loop' or feel left out.   I can see why people would get into it. It removes anxiety to a certain extent but also add to it. It then becomes a stationary bike where it feels like your progressing and feeling good about yourself.   It's just part of life? Is this something that people shouldn't care about? Is there a remedy for this?   It's possible to fix this problem but first I want to say FOMO is a serious problem here's why:   FOMO dwells in unhappiness   When you're in the FOMO cycle, you're probably not in a good moment in your life. That's because FOMO comes from the feeling of being unhappy.   That's because we have low enough feeling of satisfaction in our lives, The rewards of not feeling left out reach higher in moods and overall appreciation of life.   So you're probably dealing with things that you rather not, I get it, it happens to all of us. The thing is though, no one is really showing it on social media like Facebook. It can really make you feel like everyone is having fun without you.    The average amount of people check social media the first thing they wake up or even get all their news sources from.   Most do it during meal, bathroom breaks, and before they go to bed. Needless to say, there might be an addiction if you can't go a day without it.   People with FOMO are essentially using social media to make themselves feel better. But it actually makes them feel worse.   Social Media is never what you think it is   Now we'll know that social media doesn't depict everything about one person's lives but rather how they choose to show it. It's like a highlight reel of their day or week.   Sure this can come off like bragging and personally that feeling is why I'm not too much into posting on my own accounts.   Even while knowing this is just hard to not compare yourself to this.    In the book:The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less/ by professor Barry Schwartz says:   “Stop paying so much attention to how others around you are doing”. It's easier said than done, really because a lot of us do care about our status and what we do. When seeing others doing or accomplishing things you haven't then it'll make you feel bad.   It's like looking at your bank statements and looking at the ones from Forbes 400 list.   Jealousy is really all the fun you think they had. You're living your life 24/7 but only seeing a 5 mixture video or a photo in one moment. We fill the gaps of what we don't know with the things that could happen - but most likely never actually did. You just can't compete with their highly-edited version of lifestyle awesomeness especially when you're feeling a little down or anxious to begin with.   So how does one deal with this? is it to start posting how great your life is too? It really shouldn't because you're only feeding into the same problem.    Now you're probably wondering what is the real solution then?   The solution is where you get your happiness from   Looking at social media for happiness is trying to go to McDonalds to lose weight. It's not going to happen in the way that you think it will.   Social media isn't real life. Yet we are trying to believe that the real life is the same as the fake life. So happiness must from the real life which is inside you.   This all comes down to one word that people who are having FOMO need: *Attention*    Looking on the bright side is a cliche because it's hard to do but it does remind the message of looking at the good makes the bad less apparent.   Happiness is essentially comes from where we draw the attention towards. Attention is what makes everything connect and work into a lifestyle system. Because of limited resources of say, time, we have to value where we spend it to get that happiness. If you're not happy about where you are - it's probably because you're spending too much time on the things that shouldn't have your attention.   So when you go into the rabbit hole of FOMO - you're dealing with the fake world in trying to find happiness and then surprise, surprise, it's not there.   The best way to stop getting caught up in it all is to practice gratitude.   What are you happy that you have? Home? Friends? Family? Pets?   Now think about if those things weren't there. You probably wouldn't feel good. So you're lucky to not deal with that.   It sounds silly to do but research says it works.   University of Chicago professor John Cacioppo, the leading researcher on loneliness, says that gratitude helps make it all feel better about where we are with our lives.    So instead of dealing with FOMO - deal with FOBO - fear of better opportunities.   So when you're looking at other people's lives remember the only thing you're missing out on is your own.

Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Dr. Christophe Morin, CEO and Chief Pain Officer at SalesBrain. With over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development, Christophe is passionate about understanding and predicting consumer behavior using neuroscience. He is an expert on the effect of advertising on the brains of adolescents and young adults. Christophe discusses with Jan and Jim the prime role of emotion in individual motivation, how neuromarketing draws upon the science of neurological testing, and the six factors you can stress to create emotion that works for your product. Listen in to learn principles of ethical neuromarketing, and steps you can take to become more effective in persuasion for the greater good.   Key Takeaways [6:11] Neuroscience data doesn’t rely on what customers say, but on the ability to read their nervous system and brain blood flow. Most of this information is not consciously available. [10:01] Dr. Morin explains how the System One brain system communicates with the System Two brain system and how that relates to advertising. [12:55] Find out about the up-and-coming field called neuroleadership. [16:17] How can neuromarketing improve the world? [20:55] What are the six ways to create the bottom-up effect? [35:22] The Neuromarketing Science and Business Association created a code of ethics, now used widely by the neuromarketing industry. [37:17] How neuromarketing is somewhat a natural progression of marketing. [43:55] People who are willing to show up, look at themselves, work, rehearse, and practice, are those who ultimately can acquire and perfect skills they may not have had when they began. [45:58] We’re scratching the surface of this big question: What is the ultimate effect of media on us?     Books Mentioned on the Show Thinking, Fast and Slow, book by Daniel Kahneman Selling to the Old Brain: How New Discoveries In Brain Research Empower You To Influence Any Audience, Anytime, book by Patrick Renvoise and Christophe Morin The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, book by Barry Schwartz   Bio Dr. Christophe Morin, CEO and Chief Pain Officer of SalesBrain, has over 30 years of marketing and business development experience. Before joining SalesBrain, Christophe was Chief Marketing Officer for rStar Networks, a public company that developed the largest private network ever deployed in U.S. schools. Previously, he was VP of Marketing and Corporate Training for Grocery Outlet Inc, the largest grocery remarketer in the world. Christophe has received multiple prestigious speaking awards from Vistage International and Great Mind Research Awards from the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF). Christophe holds a BA in Marketing, an MBA from Bowling Green State University, an MA and a PhD in Media Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. He is an adjunct faculty member of Fielding Graduate University where he teaches a Masters/PhD course he created called “The Psychology of Neuromarketing”. He is also a board member of the Neuromarketing Science and Business Association (NMSBA)   Website: www.salesbrain.com

Dr. David Maloley of the Relentless Dentist Podcast shares his journey to practice ownership and insight into how your personality will affect your ability to lead and own. Resources mentioned: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink The Kolbe Personality Test The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

  A Conversation with Barry Schwartz, Swarthmore professor and author of several books including “The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less.”

Barry Schwartz has been a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania since receiving his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He has written ten books and more than 100 articles for professional journals. In 2004, Barry published The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, which was named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes Magazine. He has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including NPR’s Morning Edition, and Talk of the Nation, and has been interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), the Lehrer News Hour (PBS), and CBS Sunday Morning. He has lectured to audiences as large as 5000, among them the British and the Dutch governments. Barry’s most recent book, authored with Kenneth Sharpe, is Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.

Barry Schwartz has been a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania since receiving his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He has written ten books and more than 100 articles for professional journals. In 2004, Barry published The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, which was named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes Magazine. He has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including NPR’s Morning Edition, and Talk of the Nation, and has been interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), the Lehrer News Hour (PBS), and CBS Sunday Morning. He has lectured to audiences as large as 5000, among them the British and the Dutch governments. Barry’s most recent book, authored with Kenneth Sharpe, is Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing.

Barry Schwartz is the author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. The message of the book is that too many choices can paralyze people into inaction and cause them to be dissatisfied with even good decisions. It was named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes Magazine, and has been translated into fourteen languages. Schwartz is a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania. He has been there since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. Schwartz has written 10 books and more than 100 articles for professional journals. His work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. He is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and was recently honored by being named a Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Visiting Lecturer for 2006-07. Among Schwartz's books are two written for general audiences: The Battle for Human Nature/ (1986), and The Costs of Living (1994), each of which was awarded the prize for outstanding non-fiction book of the year by the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Since the release of The Paradox of Choice, Schwartz has published articles on various aspects of its main thesis in sources as diverse as The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Parade Magazine, USA Today, Advertising Age, Slate, Scientific American, The New Republic, Newsday, the AARP Bulletin, the Harvard Business Review, and the Guardian. He has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including NPR's Morning Edition, and has been interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), the Lehrer News Hour (PBS), and CBS Sunday Morning. He has lectured to audiences as large as 5,000, among them the British and the Dutch governments, as well as trade organizations and businesses representing industries as diverse as healthcare, personal finance, travel and leisure, restaurants, supermarkets, consumer electronics, office supplies, software development, and e-commerce, advertising, arts and entertainment, cable television, home building, and the military. It appears that the "choice problem" is relevant in every corner of modern society.