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Archives for April 2014

The Paradox of Choice
– Barry Schwartz

We assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long […]

A Whack on the Side of the Head
– Roger Von Oech

“It’s difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you’re always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks.”  In our day to day lives, we seldom have a need to think outside the box. We tend to do […]

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