The Paradox of Choice

I grew up thinking freedom of choice is an unequivocally good thing, that happiness is correlated with the amount of choice we have: the more freedom, the happier, right?

But what if that was not true?

Research into the correlation between freedom of choice and happiness yields surprising results as shown in these two videos.

Barry Schwartz

Dan Gilbert

Moral humility

In this fascinating 20min video, psychologist Jonathan Haidt, starts by explaining the origins of moral, then the link with political views to conclude with an inspiring bit on moral humility.

Newsweek article: Why Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

Economists and psychologists—and the rest of us—have long wondered if more money would make us happier. Here’s the answer.