Episode Details

In this episode, Carl explores a hidden cost of keeping our options open: it keeps comparison alive. Drawing on research showing that people often become happier with choices they can’t undo, he considers how an open door can leave us endlessly wondering whether something else might have been better. Sometimes, the thing that allows us to become satisfied with a decision is simply making it, closing the door, and giving ourselves a chance to fall in love with what we’ve already chosen.

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