111 | Too Many Choices! Option Paralysis | Why We Do What We Do

What to Expect

Sometimes we find ourselves faced with so many options that we choose to do nothing at all. What is the deal with that? Shane and Abraham discuss the theories regarding why we freeze in the face of overwhelming options and some strategies to overcome feeling paralyzed by choosing.

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Links for Today:

https://www.unicef.org.uk/ (information on bed sharing)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overchoice (wikipedia entry on choice overload)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pop-psych/201602/is-choice-overload-real-thing (psychology today article on choice overload)
https://g.co/kgs/QY1X1L (Barry Schwartz’s book “Paradox of Choice”)
https://wwdwwdpodcast.com/episodes/2019/0419/105-whats-going-on-with-weighted-vests-why-we-do-what-we-do (episode on weighted vests)
https://wwdwwdpodcast.com/episodes/2019/0419/107-child-development-part-2-birth-through-the-first-two-years-why-we-do-what-we-do (episode on child development including bed sharing)

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