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by derefr 6240 days ago
Well, just the right amount of choice (just enough to occupy your mind, but no more), where all choices lead to situations involving similar amounts of choice, is commonly known as "fun." We're trying to optimize for a specific level of choice (the "fun" level), and we go over as often as we go under—over leads to stress, under leads to helplessness.