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“Much of human progress has involved reducing the time and energy, as well as the number of processes we have to engage in and think about, for each of us to obtain the necessities of life.”
― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

“Every choice we make is a testament to our autonomy, to our sense of self-determination. Almost every social, moral, or political philosopher in the Western tradition since Plato has placed a premium on such autonomy. And each new expansion of choice gives us another opportunity to assert our autonomy, and this display our character.”
― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

“We are free to be the authors of our own lives, but we don't know what kind of lives we want to 'write.”
― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

“If people think about options in terms of their features rather than as a whole, different options may rank as second best (or even best) with respect to each individual feature.”
― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less