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The Paradox of Choice
Too many options are ruining your life
Having a choice is great, but then, you have to make a decision. You commit, but then…what if you made the wrong choice? What if there were better alternatives?
With choice comes responsibility, angst, and hesitation.
Sometimes life is easier when there is less choice.
“The man who chases two rabbits catches neither.”
Confucius
Free will
Free will is mostly an illusion. Not only you are heavily influenced by your past experiences and upbringing but also, you are being constantly manipulated by the media, Internet, society, and your biological urges.
Do an experiment, close your eyes and wait, observe the first thought that comes to your mind. Did you choose that thought? Where did it come from? If thoughts appear in our mind outside our control that means we are not as independent as we would like to think.
We are bound by the environment, our past, and biology.
If there is no free will then, there is no free choice. We just engage in the illusion of choice when in reality something else is choosing for you.
But what about my preferences? Isn’t that free will? No, if you’ve been influenced by your past, the…
