Why More Choices Don't Make You Happy

We're surrounded by choices in life, but psychologists have found that having those choices doesn't necessarily make us happy.

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Sources:

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2000-1...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.0...
https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/r...

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