Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice

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  1. Was it hard to choose which clips to put on?

    My philosophy: Expect the worst and be constantly pleasantly surprised. Optimists expect the best and are constantly disappointed. Next time someone says "cheer up, it could be worse!" tell them you're expecting a disaster and to f off.

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  2. Pessimists are the ones who live longest. If 'it' all goes belly-up then you can say 'I knew it would', grumble sweetly, as opposed to smiling and like Victor Meldrew just get on with it.

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