The Paradox of Choice

Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College. He is the author of several books, including Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing, with Kenneth Sharpe, and Why We Work. His articles have appeared in many of the leading journals in his field, including American Psychologist.

出版者:Harper Perennial

作者:Barry Schwartz

页数:304

出版时间:2005-02-01

价格:GBP 7.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780060005696

图书标签:心理学思维psychology决策choice心理英文原版economics

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In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock , a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more. Whether we’re buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions--both big and small--have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented.

We assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression.

In The Paradox of Choice , Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice--the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish--becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice--from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs--has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse.

By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counterintuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on the important ones and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.

读后感

对于无从选择的人来说选择意味着自由，而自由这意味着幸福。但是有这样一个布里丹的驴子的预言： 布里丹有头毛驴，在它左右相等距离上各放了一堆数量相等、品质相同的草料。毛驴因此左顾右盼，迟迟不能决定吃哪一堆，最后活活饿死。 当今社会人们和驴子一样，普遍因为选择变...

注：【】部分为笔者心得，非原文摘抄。 * 【在同时具备很多选择的情况下，商品价格越低（错误选择导致的损失越小），人们越容易作出选择。】 * 选择过多会让最终被选中的“幸运儿”魅力大减，导致满足感更低。 * 对病人自主权的尊重并不是把做决定的责任全部推到病人...  

逃离选择恐惧！ 说到选择，想起了一个简单的生活场景，便是我们的购物。在我们准备购买某样物品时，特别是我们身边没有专家可以为我们推荐的情况下，我们一般总是会去购物网站的查看一下，看有哪些商品可以提供选择。 以我最近购买过的保鲜盒为例，在某电子商城中，就提供28...  

虽然依稀记得时间段，却无法说清楚是在我大学的哪门必须或者是选修课程里，我学到了＂经济人＂和＂社会人＂的概念，知道了一个人无法独立的存在，必须和周围环境与人群发生直接或者间接的关系．即便具体概念定义早已不再清晰，但这好似模糊，却又具体的文字却一直印刻在...  

逃离选择恐惧！ 说到选择，想起了一个简单的生活场景，便是我们的购物。在我们准备购买某样物品时，特别是我们身边没有专家可以为我们推荐的情况下，我们一般总是会去购物网站的查看一下，看有哪些商品可以提供选择。 以我最近购买过的保鲜盒为例，在某电子商城中，就提供28...  

用户评价

感觉佛教的—句话他写成一本书了。。。

科普书过期了就没有养分了

这就是为什么很多人之后那么怀念高中生活的原因。因为那个时候，你似乎没有其他的选择。生活是张华美的袍，上面爬满了叫做multiple choice的虱子，也许真是如此，不过就中国人来看，还远远不到这个境地。

感觉佛教的—句话他写成一本书了。。。

一本很有意思的研究人类决策，社会资源变革，选择增多后导致的人类行为变化的书。但是感觉观点比较少，废话有点多。他的演讲基本上把最重要的部分给讲了。