Comments on: Too Much Choice - Too Little Happiness http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/ People Technology Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Are we on the edge of worrying ourselves to death? | WOWNDADI @ redcatco http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-5013 Are we on the edge of worrying ourselves to death? | WOWNDADI @ redcatco Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:33:47 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-5013 [...] the western world of abundance, we may just have too much choice. Excessive choices create more space for regret, that is coupled with the rate of change that we [...] [...] the western world of abundance, we may just have too much choice. Excessive choices create more space for regret, that is coupled with the rate of change that we [...]

]]> By: The Now Habit by Neil Fiore - Dealing with Procrastination | WOWNDADI http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-2985 The Now Habit by Neil Fiore - Dealing with Procrastination | WOWNDADI Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:52:03 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-2985 [...] helpful posts on this topic: Watch out for the frogs! and Too Much Choice - Too Little Happiness or check out the procrastination tag on this [...] [...] helpful posts on this topic: Watch out for the frogs! and Too Much Choice - Too Little Happiness or check out the procrastination tag on this [...]

]]> By: Week 3 « Annalynn’s Weblog http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-1710 Week 3 « Annalynn’s Weblog Sun, 11 May 2008 07:39:25 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-1710 [...] from the blog of Benjamin Ellis (I am getting around this blogging business!) retrieved from http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/  on 11th May, [...] [...] from the blog of Benjamin Ellis (I am getting around this blogging business!) retrieved from http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/  on 11th May, [...]

]]> By: Benjamin http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-568 Benjamin Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:01:26 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-568 My MacBook is back, so I've posted! Thinking more, I wonder if we have made technology an end, rather than a means? My MacBook is back, so I’ve posted! Thinking more, I wonder if we have made technology an end, rather than a means?

]]> By: Melanie http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-556 Melanie Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:36:44 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/too-much-choice-too-little-happiness/#comment-556 Great post, Jamin! "The more choice we have, the less happy we are. " This is so true. I think this always explains culture shock, too, for many people when they come from another culture into, say, the Western one. I live by Thoreau's quote to, "Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind." And you're right in that "more choice indeed causes more stress." And it's when the technology itself becomes what we crave rather than what it can do FOR us. In short, like they say, sometimes we come to be owned by the things we own. It's just so easy for the lines to become blurred. And then we read something about someone like Einstein -- a genius who insisted on keeping life simple -- who usually wore a smile and kept so my in perspective, and it hits us. Sorry for the rambling, but this is such an important topic, as I even see kids now who just can't relax and bask in the simple pleasures of life, oftentimes because of all of the technology and other choices they have surrounding them. I had a post on this psychology a while back that stated this not quite so succintly as yours, but definitely echoes your explanation here!: <a href="http://galvanized.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/so-this-is-progress/" rel="nofollow">So THIS is Progress?</a> Please take a look if you get a chance and let me know what you think! And I do so hope that you get the ol' MacBook and phone back. Bless your heart! Melanie :) Great post, Jamin! “The more choice we have, the less happy we are. ” This is so true. I think this always explains culture shock, too, for many people when they come from another culture into, say, the Western one. I live by Thoreau’s quote to, “Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” And you’re right in that “more choice indeed causes more stress.” And it’s when the technology itself becomes what we crave rather than what it can do FOR us. In short, like they say, sometimes we come to be owned by the things we own. It’s just so easy for the lines to become blurred. And then we read something about someone like Einstein — a genius who insisted on keeping life simple — who usually wore a smile and kept so my in perspective, and it hits us.

Sorry for the rambling, but this is such an important topic, as I even see kids now who just can’t relax and bask in the simple pleasures of life, oftentimes because of all of the technology and other choices they have surrounding them.

I had a post on this psychology a while back that stated this not quite so succintly as yours, but definitely echoes your explanation here!: So THIS is Progress? Please take a look if you get a chance and let me know what you think!

And I do so hope that you get the ol’ MacBook and phone back. Bless your heart!

Melanie :)

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