Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

What do you think most people misunderstand about having total freedom?

I think total freedom seems really attractive. I think they think it will make them happier. Like if only I had more choice, if only I had more freedom. I think total freedom seems really attractive. I think it will make them happier.

Like if only I had more choice, if only I had more freedom, but a mountain of research shows

that people overestimate how, what freedom will do for them.

So there are all these weird examples like, I mean this one's, you know, a little negative,

but if people get cancer, it's like more than around two-thirds, I mean, this one's, you know, a little negative, but if people get cancer,

it's like more than around two-thirds, I think, of people say that if I got cancer, I'd want

to be involved in picking my own treatment. But then if people who get cancer, it's like 12%.

They don't actually want to be involved in that choice. Really? Or people think if you give

them more entertainment options, they'll enjoy the experience

of whatever they choose more and they actually don't.

They, they, people say, they express a preference for reversible decisions, but then if they're

given irreversible decisions, they're actually happier because it removes the possibility

of regret.

And so I think that we just overestimate what total freedom will, will bring us.

If someone is complaining about not having enough resources, not having enough time, not

having enough options, what is actually happening for them?

If they think that they need more flexibility more time more

freedom more more resources what are they actually saying I think oftentimes

they're saying they need they want more agency like they think they're being

limited by something external to themselves like I could blossom if only I had this

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