Podcast 409: How Having Too Many Options Can Shut Down Your Brain + Simple Steps To Overcoming Decision Anxiety

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app SHOW DESCRIPTION: I think we can all agree that freedom of choice is a good thing, but what happens when there are too many choices? In this podcast I speak with author and professor Barry Schwartz about the paradox of choice, how too many choices causes anxiety, tips to become a better decision maker, how to overcome buyer’s remorse, how our choices affect us mentally and physically, and more! Sign up to Patreon to get access to the full video and audio recording add-free, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-having-too-many-choices-may-be-messing-up-your-mental-health-how-to-become-a-better-decision-maker-and-overcome-buyers-remorse-with-professor-barry-schwartz OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Kion: You can now save 20% on monthly deliveries and 10% on one-time purchases. Just go to getkion.com/DRLEAF -ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/LEAF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours! EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 4:25 Why having less choices is better for our mental health 9:15 Why too many choices overwhelm us and leave us dissatisfied 18:03 How negative choices affects our mental and physical wellbeing 19:55 Why being grateful is a habit we need to develop 29:00 How too many choices affect our ability to choose well 36:04 How great abundance can lead to depression 46:52 Is ignorance really bliss? 50:55 How to overcome decision-making anxiety 56:11 How to deal with buyer’s remorse 58:40 How too many choices lead to overthinking ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! - Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr Caroline Leef and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mass.
0:10.7	A podcast dedicated to giving you the latest scientific strategies and tools to help you
0:16.0	clean up your mental mess and help others who may be struggling as well.
0:20.9	In this episode, I interview author and professor Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choices.
0:27.6	How having too many options is actually messing up on mental health and causing more anxiety.
0:33.3	Barry shares some great tips on how to become a better decision maker, how to avoid bias
0:38.5	remorse, how abundance is correlated to the increase in depression rates, and how choices affect
0:44.8	us mentally and physically.
0:47.4	Before we begin today's episode, I want to thank each and every one of you who tunes
0:52.0	into each episode and supports this show. It makes me so happy to see how this podcast is
0:57.7	helping so many of you realise how capable you are of managing your mental health and how
1:03.2	it's helping you help others. I would love if you could leave a five-star review and
1:08.4	subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen and keep sharing with friends and family.
1:13.8	And now onto today's episode.
1:16.9	Barry, what an absolute honour to have you in the studio with me today. I'm a tremendous
1:24.3	fan of yours and your work is just fantastic. I mean, your TED Talks, you've done so many.
1:28.5	You have millions at watch your TED Talks. You have a message that we all need to hear.
1:33.0	So thank you for coming. Thank you for going to talk to me today.
1:36.3	Thank you so much, Carolyn. You're very kind.
1:38.8	Well, can you tell my listeners they've heard your amazing bio, but can you tell my listeners
1:43.5	and viewers just a little bit more about yourself? And maybe something that's not in your bio
1:47.6	and why do you do what you do? What motivates you?
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