Barry Schwartz

Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Swarthmore College

Barry Schwartz is an emeritus professor of psychology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, and a visiting professor at Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Paradox of Choice (2004) and Why We Work (2015), among others.

Written by Barry Schwartz

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Why efficiency is dangerous and slowing down makes life better

The urge to do everything faster and better is risky. Far wiser to do what’s good enough for the range of possible futures

by Barry Schwartz