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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

The paradox of choice is a paradox that says that sometimes when we have too many choices or when there are too many things for us to choose from, it can be hard to decide and sometimes it can make us feel less satisfied with the choice we make. So even though it might seem like more choices would be better, that isn't always the case. It's like if you go into a store to buy ice cream and there are dozens of different flavors, you may feel overwhelmed and it might be hard to decide which one to get. You might end up feeling less happy with the flavor you picked because you might feel like you could have chosen a different one that would have been better.