As I come back from my vacations in Europe, I thought that it would be good to resume blogging with some “philosophical” thoughts about happiness in this modern world…
I love most of the videos I watch on the TEDblog. The presentation below is particularly inspiring as we are moving to a new world of illimited choice of on-demand entertainment, customized products, or new friends to meet online.
In the presentation embedded below, Barry Schwartz, a sociology professor at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice, explains why choice can make people miserable:
- regret and anticipated regret
- opportunity cost
- escalation of expectations
- self-blame
The new Pew report about the future of the Internet mentions that soon tech “refuseniks†will emerge as a cultural group, living “off the networkâ€. Will they live happier than us? Personally, being a refusenik one week every year is just fine for the moment…
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