Comments on: On Choices http://www.jordandchan.com/2010/01/12/on-choices/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Book: The Paradox of Choice — cafedave.net http://www.jordandchan.com/2010/01/12/on-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Book: The Paradox of Choice — cafedave.net Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:54:20 +0000 http://www.jordandchan.com/?p=1075#comment-601 [...] blogged a while back about the nature of choices, and I mentioned in a comment there that I was wanting to read this book. Of course, the book goes [...] […] blogged a while back about the nature of choices, and I mentioned in a comment there that I was wanting to read this book. Of course, the book goes […]

]]> By: menu lessons from wingman — cafedave.net http://www.jordandchan.com/2010/01/12/on-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-589 menu lessons from wingman — cafedave.net Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:02:33 +0000 http://www.jordandchan.com/?p=1075#comment-589 [...] say, a dozen choices on it becomes unwieldy: it takes a lot longer to order, and, in keeping with Jordan’s post on choices yesterday you end up less satisfied with your [...] […] say, a dozen choices on it becomes unwieldy: it takes a lot longer to order, and, in keeping with Jordan’s post on choices yesterday you end up less satisfied with your […]

]]> By: cafedave http://www.jordandchan.com/2010/01/12/on-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-588 cafedave Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:39:01 +0000 http://www.jordandchan.com/?p=1075#comment-588 At least one study I read suggested that people given a smaller number of choices are more likely to buy than people given a large number of choices - the example was flavours of jam: 3 vs 30. The people presented with too many choices were paralysed by too many options, and ended up buying nothing. More is not always better: the book that is usually cited is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less/dp/0060005688" rel="nofollow">the paradox of choice</a> (it's on my to-read list). At least one study I read suggested that people given a smaller number of choices are more likely to buy than people given a large number of choices - the example was flavours of jam: 3 vs 30. The people presented with too many choices were paralysed by too many options, and ended up buying nothing.

More is not always better: the book that is usually cited is the paradox of choice (it’s on my to-read list).

]]> By: chan http://www.jordandchan.com/2010/01/12/on-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-587 chan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:24:03 +0000 http://www.jordandchan.com/?p=1075#comment-587 interestingly that idea can be transfered across to marriage and the christian v non christian approach to choosing a partner for life or for the moment. Im more than happy with my choice :) interestingly that idea can be transfered across to marriage and the christian v non christian approach to choosing a partner for life or for the moment.
Im more than happy with my choice :)

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