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Books by Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is an American author and psychologist. Decision-making, morality, and the interrelationships between science and society is in the main focus of his work. He is a professor of social theory and social action, and he is best known for his books “The Paradox of Choice,” “The Costs of Living,” “Learning and Memory,” “The Battle for Human Nature,” and “Why We Work.”

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The Paradox of Choice

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Have you felt paralyzed by the inability to choose between several proposed options? “The Paradox of Choice,” by Barry Schwartz, looks into the mechanics of analysis paralysis in the decision-making process when faced with an extreme variety of options. We are wrong to equate choice with freedom, and we are wrong to expect that comparing possible choices will give us any satisfaction.

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