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The Art of Choosing Summary by Sheena Iyengar is an intriguing motivational book that subtly installs a new mindset equal to endurance. Iyengar earned a B.S. In economics from Wharton, a B.A. In psychology from the University of Pennsylvania's College of Arts and Sciences, and a PhD in social psychology from Stanford University.
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Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go?
Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we..more
Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we..more
Published March 1st 2010 by Twelve (first published January 1st 2010)
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Mike MorrisNot so much. Not taken from self-help angle, though there are a lot of ways you could apply the data to your life.
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I had to read this non-fiction book quite slowly, over the course of a month, annoying friends and colleagues by citing Iyengar's studies as they attempted to choose items off a menu, though even this slow pace wasn't long enough to really make the information stick in my brain.
Iyengar presents a rather overwhelming amount of information on her enormous and fascinating topic, mostly in the form of psychology experiments about how people choose things and make decisions both trivial and life or d..more
Iyengar presents a rather overwhelming amount of information on her enormous and fascinating topic, mostly in the form of psychology experiments about how people choose things and make decisions both trivial and life or d..more
Jun 08, 2012Prashant rated it it was amazing
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Sheena Iyengar was born in Toronto, Canada in 1969. Her parents had emigrated there from Delhi, India.
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When Iyengar was three years old, she was diagnosed with a rare form of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease of retinal degeneration. By 6th grade, Iyengar had lost the ability to read, and by 11th grade, she had lost her sight entirely and could only perceive light. Iyengar’s life had also taken another t..more
Sheena Iyengar was born in Toronto, Canada in 1969. Her parents had emigrated there from Delhi, India.
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When Iyengar was three years old, she was diagnosed with a rare form of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease of retinal degeneration. By 6th grade, Iyengar had lost the ability to read, and by 11th grade, she had lost her sight entirely and could only perceive light. Iyengar’s life had also taken another t..more
Apr 01, 2010Trish rated it it was amazing
By the time I finished this book I found I wanted to start it all over again. Sometimes I think I may have missed my calling, by not pursuing the field of decision-making. I am so bad at it, and yet I recognize that it is the key to navigating the modern world in the West, where the simplest decisions are rendered ridiculously complex by the plethora of choice.
Iyengar covers the waterfront with her examination of choice, from birth to death, and addresses many of the major life choices most of..more
Jul 10, 2016Rebecca McNutt rated it really liked itIyengar covers the waterfront with her examination of choice, from birth to death, and addresses many of the major life choices most of..more
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Interesting little book that really makes its readers think about what they choose, whether it's their purchases, their friends or even the simple act of saying yes or no.
Apr 18, 2012Max rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Outstanding and prolific, amazing book by an awesome author
'We do the same thing in our lives- embracing information that supports what we already prefer or vindicates choices we made. After all, it feels better to justify our opinions rather than challenge them'
-my pick of the quotes from the book
The Introduction is warm and amiable, you get to picture a little bit of the writer's life and character, events in her past which then shaped her life and including the project of this book, when you..more
'We do the same thing in our lives- embracing information that supports what we already prefer or vindicates choices we made. After all, it feels better to justify our opinions rather than challenge them'
-my pick of the quotes from the book
The Introduction is warm and amiable, you get to picture a little bit of the writer's life and character, events in her past which then shaped her life and including the project of this book, when you..more
Jun 22, 2012Mary rated it liked it
Okay, so I'm probably starting out with a spoiler, but Sheela Iyengar is the person who conducted the jam study--that jam study! In books about choice, this is like being Keith Richards. For those of you unfamiliar, the jam study took place in a super-market: 20 kinds of jams on display to taste, people were less likely to buy a jam than 7 kinds of display. The magic number is 7 + or - 2, not coincidentally like how many items we can keep in our short-term memory. Iyengar, unlike some other auth..more
Aug 21, 2011Hubert rated it it was amazing
Effectively written: takes the issue of choice from various perspectives, cultural, psychological, evolutionary, and business. The beginning and the final chapters were the best; the book really takes off after she describes her Menlo Park jam experiment. In general the coolest parts of the book involved her description and distillation of important psychological experiments which involve the subject of choice.
One aspect of choice she may consider more deeply is how our morality affects decision..more
One aspect of choice she may consider more deeply is how our morality affects decision..more
This book discusses some research (by the author and others) about how we make choices, and how having too many choices can lead to difficult decision making. But it's interesting that the author chooses to ignore all the existing research that contradicts the point she is trying to make.
Take for example her 'jam study', where people offered 6 varieties of jam samples were much more likely to buy jam in a store than those offered 24 different samples. The author is well aware that other research..more
Take for example her 'jam study', where people offered 6 varieties of jam samples were much more likely to buy jam in a store than those offered 24 different samples. The author is well aware that other research..more
I came across this book by accident so it wasn't a choice by adding it on my toread list. The more I read, the more it reminded me of a book I read last year; 'Willpower' by mr. Baumeister, and I liked that book a lot. The Art of Choosing is a pleasant read full of stories and weird psychological/social experiments done in very different domains and it keeps on entertaining that way.
The only downside I can think of is that it's not a ver practical book; don't expect to learn the '3 rules of thu..more
The only downside I can think of is that it's not a ver practical book; don't expect to learn the '3 rules of thu..more
I really liked the first 1/3rd of this book and then the rest of it just devolved into the same old behavioral econ stuff that every single other book just rehashes. I am so tired of it. Then when I read the acknowledgements, it totally made sense. Seems her main inspiration for writing a book was a conversation with Malcolm Gladwell. It's too bad because I wanted to hear more about Iyengar's own very fascinating life and experience. Instead, it was the book Gladwell would have written about cho..more
I absolutely loved this book. The author goes to great lengths to clarify why we make the choices we make. She looks at how we are raised helps influence how we approach decisions, how other influence us in the moment of making a choice, how we really feel about the choices we make and how even when you abstain from making a choice you are still making a choice.
I really enjoyed reading this as it was able to be both personal and informative. i hope this doesn't end up getting lumped in with 'T..more
I really enjoyed reading this as it was able to be both personal and informative. i hope this doesn't end up getting lumped in with 'T..more
What I really learn about Sheena is that she taught me about her excitement and optimism in choosing. She didn't choose blindness, and being blind took many options off the table, but her bodily condition that she didn't choose let her to make the most of what she could choose.
Whether or not, we have to choose because we are the master of our choice; otherwise, we'll find ourselves trapped as a slave of choosing. Remember we have the power to go from where are today to where we want to be tomorr..more
Whether or not, we have to choose because we are the master of our choice; otherwise, we'll find ourselves trapped as a slave of choosing. Remember we have the power to go from where are today to where we want to be tomorr..more
Aug 22, 2017Robyn Morgan rated it really liked it · review of another edition
'Choice draws power from its promise of almost infinite possibility, but what is possible is also what is unknown. We can use choice to shape our lives, but we still face great uncertainty.'
And sometimes, in some very special circumstances, it's better not to have any choices at all.
And sometimes, in some very special circumstances, it's better not to have any choices at all.
As the author detailed her social experiments on choice, I kept thinking how fun it would be to do those experiments. Being a social scientist sounds like fun! There's no but -- I still wish I could spend my day thinking of ways to see how people think.
I first heard of Sheena Iyengar when I saw her TED talk. She writes very much as she speaks -- very simply, personally, and engagingly. I was initially a little put off by her personal anecdotes, thinking that they didn't address her issues so muc..more
I first heard of Sheena Iyengar when I saw her TED talk. She writes very much as she speaks -- very simply, personally, and engagingly. I was initially a little put off by her personal anecdotes, thinking that they didn't address her issues so muc..more
p265: It is tempting to promote choice as the great equalizer--after all, that's what so many dreams, including the American one, are built on. .. We should not, however, take this to mean that faith, hope, and rhetoric alone are sufficient. Like the swimming rats in Richter's experiment, we can survive for only so long without solid ground beneath our feet; if the choices aren't real, sooner or later we will go under.
Didn't like it quite as much as many of the reviewers on this site. Found the experminets with the rats (and I don't like rats) and the dogs (my uber dog lover Katherine would find these very disturbing) cruel to say the least. Also much of the book seemed to be what one could figure out using common sense. Did learn and few things and some parts of this book were more interesting than others.
This is being compared to The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
I seldom write a long critique on a book because i) I choose the book because it is my decision ii) whatever I write should not alter other people POV iii) to back up with ii), hopefully providing a more neutral ground for other readers to decide to buy, to borrow, to read or just to read the review..Decisions, decisions, decisions.many decisions to be made in the modern days.author is, new to me, since I have not exposed too much to the reading field of decision making. Author is very well k..more
Mar 28, 2018Nilesh Injulkar rated it really liked it
A lot of studies have been mentioned in the book, there are lot of interesting psychological experiments referenced to support the point the author is trying to make. That way this book is really nice collection, summary of studies and experiments about choice and various aspects of it.
Practically speaking, though, it has a lot of information about complex topic like choice. Many observations of experiments even contradict with others adding more complexity to the already complex topic.
If you e..more
Practically speaking, though, it has a lot of information about complex topic like choice. Many observations of experiments even contradict with others adding more complexity to the already complex topic.
If you e..more
Oct 08, 2018Jenn rated it liked it · review of another edition
I might have learned more from this book if I had read it closer to its publication date, but by now I had already read about almost all the studies the author mentions in other places. I think a better title for this book would be A Discussion on Choice. You aren't going to get any practical tips about choosing until the afterword.
Aug 04, 2019Janine added it · review of another edition
NDF at 24%, when it comes to self help books I am really picky and this book is not just for me
Crazy spoiler for Sophie's Choice though
Definitely raised some interesting points. I can definitely pick up some important tips and use them to become less obsessive about making the right choice. Anyway.. I will have to give it a second read..
Jul 17, 2011Josh rated it did not like it · review of another edition
I'm not so crazy about this book. I feel its reach exceeds its grasp. First I thought it was the pop-science genre in general, but when I picked up Brian Christian's Most Human Human I couldn't put it down. In comparison The Art of Choosing is sluggish, and sometimes a little out of left field.
For example, in a study she did with a grad student, they tracked 'hundreds of graduating college seniors' describing their ideal job over a six to nine month period that it took the subjects to find work..more
For example, in a study she did with a grad student, they tracked 'hundreds of graduating college seniors' describing their ideal job over a six to nine month period that it took the subjects to find work..more
May 18, 2017Roberto Andonie rated it really liked it
There were two or three ideas here which by itself made the book worth it for me. One was more an examination of how choice is a modeling act, a defining action for our identity. The author uses the analogy of an sculpture in progress (our identity being the unfinished sculpture and choice is a tool to unearth it beneath all the marble of shoulds and shouldnts). But then, our identity, turns out, is a dynamic process rather than a static sculpture (conditions may change or we may change with tim..more
I really enjoyed this book. It is written in the psychology/sociology arena similar to the Malcolm Gladwell style. There were some very interesting studies presented that give the reader insight into the decision making though process. It also identifies cultural differences effecting decision making. However, I didn't love how the book ended. It felt somewhat abrupt, non-encompassing and didn't clearly translate to me what I can do to improve my decision making process. The author did attempt t..more
Nov 21, 2014Utkarsh rated it really liked it
This book generally talks about how we make decisions.
1. Our choices are determined by two opposing systems: the automatic and the reflective.
Marshmallow experiment.
Those who eat the marshmallow immediately- AUTOMATIC.
Delayed Gratification- REFLECTIVE.
Reflective system links to greater long term success.
2. We often use rules of thumb to help us make decisions, but these can be faulty.
While making the decisions our mind is biased towards the truth which is easily available to our memory.
3. We wa..more
1. Our choices are determined by two opposing systems: the automatic and the reflective.
Marshmallow experiment.
Those who eat the marshmallow immediately- AUTOMATIC.
Delayed Gratification- REFLECTIVE.
Reflective system links to greater long term success.
2. We often use rules of thumb to help us make decisions, but these can be faulty.
While making the decisions our mind is biased towards the truth which is easily available to our memory.
3. We wa..more
Really interesting look at all kinds of choices and how we view choice in our lives. The nursing home studies were interesting (residents given choices, even very unimportant ones, were less likely to die and happier), as were some of the others. In one, Indian arranged marriages were compared with marriages where the partners married for love. After ten years, those in arranged marriages were happier.
The main take-home message of the books is that people are very irrational when they make choic..more
The main take-home message of the books is that people are very irrational when they make choic..more
Jun 05, 2011Karen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Decision Making - what delicious fun and dreadful conundrums! Salesmen and teachers have always known that presentation matters, but Iyengar reveals just how much and why! In this exceedingly eclectic and very readable book, Iyengar discusses the tension between our automatic and reflective mental systems when making decisions. She explores the heuristics and biases present in cultural differences and the coping skills we use to diffuse cognitive dissonance. Iyengar is most famous for the 'jam e..more
Jul 02, 2017Devika rated it it was amazing
Simply written, engaging and thought-provoking. Iyengar shows how we have an inherent need to choose, even if we may have the tendency to succumb to 'akrasia' (going against our better judgement). Moreover, there is somewhat of a memory/learning built through not being able to choose, a sense of helplessness that snowballs into the way we deal with subsequent experiences in our life. In addition, how we perceive the individualism vs collectivism debate is a function of our cultural upbringing, a..more
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Sheena Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia University and a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award. She holds an undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business and a doctorate in social psychology from Stanford University. Her work is regularly cited in periodicals such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and TIME.
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“What you see determines how you interpret the world, which in turn influences what you expect of the world and how you expect the story of your life to unfold.” — 22 likes
“The great artist Michelangelo claimed that his sculptures were already present in the stone, and all he had to do was carve away everything else.
Our understanding of identity is often similar: Beneath the many layers of shoulds and shouldn’ts that cover us, there lies a constant, single, true self that is just waiting to be discovered.” — 14 likes
More quotes…Our understanding of identity is often similar: Beneath the many layers of shoulds and shouldn’ts that cover us, there lies a constant, single, true self that is just waiting to be discovered.”
Book author: Sheena Iyengar
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Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go?Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice..
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- ISBN
- 9780446504102
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Publication date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Age range
- 18+ Years
- Book language
- EN
- Pages
- 329
- Format
- PDF, EPUB, FB2, TXT
- Quality
- High quality OCR
- Dimensions
- 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.30 (d)
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Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go?
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Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Sheena Iyengars award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use THE ART OF CHOOSING as your companion and guide for the many challenges ahead.
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Sheena Iyengars groundbreaking research on choice has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Security Education Program, as well as by private institutions. In 2001, she received the Presidential Early Career Award and in 2005 she was invited to serve as a fellow at Princetons Institute for Advanced Study. She holds degrees from UPenn, The Wharton School of Business, and Stanford University (from which she also received the prof shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use THE ART OF CHOOSING as your companion and guide for the many challenges ahead.