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The paradox of choice
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: At Release 1.0's PC Forum 2006 in Carlsbad, Calif., Barry Schwartz, the author of "The Paradox of Choice," talks about why greater freedom and more choices often make us feel worse.

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