The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

For me, this book was hard to get through because it had too much common sense/knowledge. Maybe because of the eay I grew up or maybe because I didn't grow up in USA, 90% of that book for me was just basic knowledge of not letting consumerism consume you

Great concept, unfortunately the title summarises the entire book. Although, if you like a concept explained with a lot of examples (by a lot, imagine a book of examples) this is the right book on the problem of choice for you. The subject matter is a bit gloomy, but that's not the author's burden, it's just a byproduct of capitalism.

P.S. Don't want to be rude, but if you are using the audiobook version to prop up your reading habit - the audiobook makes a great sleep story :p

I found the statistics here to be well explained, and enjoyed learning about the psychology behind it. I thought the examples were well done, but I did feel that this book was somewhat repetitive. Overall an important topic to consider.

Some eye opening ideas. Worth a read for getting more awareness about the process behind our decisions.

I always struggle with choosing what to read next, so I realized this might be a logical choice. I found this book to be a bit too repetitive for me but I also had already heard of or read about 90% of the research in this book so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about that. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who is not as familiar with psychological research because there are a ton of good insights here.

This was a very interesting read, though I was skeptical at first if the topic could warrant over 250 pages. It absolutely could, and it was interesting throughout the whole book. The content was easy to understand and very believable, I would recommend it to anyone.

3.5 stars.

I read a lot of similar books, so the first 3/4 of the book felt like a uninteresting recap of things I already know, citing studies I've already read. (If you read enough popular productivity/psychology stuff you learn everyone cites the same people).

However, the last several chapters had some good points, and the very last chapter strategies on coping with choice. 1/2 star for those.

If you're skeptical of his premise, go ahead and read this. If you already have a grip on our society's curse of decision fatigue and want a book in this realm, I'd suggest Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman, or for a less clinical and more practical option, Decisive by Chip & Dan Heath.

Reading this is a choice you definitely can't get wrong. No regrets at all, and it fills any expectations you may have.

I agree with many other reviews who think that this book could have been written as a nice article. It was interesting but the examples were more than enough. I did like it though, it was interesting.