Ironically, FEWER Choices Make Us HAPPIER

Ironically, FEWER Choices Make Us HAPPIER

An American comedian's favorite one-liner joke was:  His mom's menu consisted of two choices, namely, TAKE IT or LEAVE IT.  Enough of that though.  Although it may sound counterintuitive, having FEWER CHOICES can promote happiness.  And I'd like to refer to numerous studies whose results supported this stand.  And while I'm NO psychology expert, I stand four-square that Ironically, FEWER Choices Make Us HAPPIER, you bet📗📙📘

WHAT is beyond debates and arguments is that the more CHOICES we have, very likely the more opportunities you have to regret the CHOICE you've made.  LIKE you wished you have a different mobile phone model?  OR a different car model?  OR you regret you did NOT decide on a European holiday instead of a tropical holiday?  IRONICALLY, the more CHOICES there are, the smaller the percentage that your CHOICE is 'RIGHT'💧💧💧

I remember more than a year ago, after we attended a major-major political rally by our presidential candidate, as we were literally speaking, standing on our feet for more than TWELVE [12] hours under the sweltering heat of the sun [until humidity creeped in by evening], when we finally wiggled our way out of a crowd of almost one million, the only thing we were looking for was a cold soda drink, WHATEVER brand it was, that didn't matter💥💥💥

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, almost everyday was kind of a struggle for me because I had to decide what attire to wear everyday.  BUT when I was on a business trip to Thailand [when all I had was ONE [1] business suit], that's it, it was a no-brainer, and YET I was happy for that one and only CHOICE I had.  This is where we all get too spoiled, no thanks to CHOICES, which is all to our detriment though❎❎❎

Our takeaway?  It's true that simply making CHOICES can ex exhausting as studies showed that it interfered with peoples' ability to pay attention and even complete fairly simple arithmetic problems.  So, if you want to FOCUS your attention on an upcoming event OR you need that 'emotional equilibrium' to handle challenging personal situations, you'll be BETTER OFF limiting the number of CHOICES you make✅✅✅