The Paradox of Choice

The Paradox of Choice

Discussion

• Has choice given us more control or autonomy?

• Is choice debilitating or liberating?

• Do you think we could have more choices here?

• Are you a maximizer or a satisficer?

• What's the meaning of spoilt for choice?

Let's check our homework.

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Idioms

What do these mean?

Multiple Choice

Better the devil you know

• Something bad but known is better than something unknown.

• something such as a decision that is very easy or obvious

Multiple Choice

Sit on the fence.

• Doing something even though one thinks it is a bad idea

• avoid making a decision or choice

Multiple Choice

It's a no brainer.

• something such as a decision that is very easy or obvious

• avoid making a decision or choice

Multiple Choice

against my better judgement

• Doing something even though one thinks it is a bad idea

• something such as a decision that is very easy or obvious

Multiple Choice

the lesser of two evils

• The somewhat less unpleasant of two poor choices

• decide to do something that you have been thinking of doing for some time

Multiple Choice

hedge my bets

• to select the best or most desirable

• try to minimize the risk of being wrong or incurring loss by pursuing two courses of action at the same time

Multiple Choice

take the plunge

• decide to do something that you have been thinking of doing for some time, even though it is difficult, risky, or unpleasant

• to select the best or most desirable

Multiple Choice

cherry pick

• to select the best or most desirable

• Choose or support more than one option at a time

Open Ended

Do you know any other idioms related to choice?