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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to make default decisions,

so you can quickly navigate the problem of having too many choices.

I know that having too many choices sounds like the definition of a

first world problem. There are plenty of people out there whose lives are constrained by

restrictions they didn't choose and who struggle to meet their basic needs.

But I'm guessing this is not the situation facing many listeners of this podcast.

We often face the opposite problem.

How do we navigate the myriad choices we encounter

daily without feeling stressed or regretful about our decisions? While choice seems like

a good thing, too much of it can take a toll. In his book, The Paradox of Choice,

psychologist Barry Schwartz explains that people can feel anxious at the prospect of making a choice,

and overwhelmed by all the options.

Then we can feel regretful of decisions as we recall the options given up.

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