We Make Choices And Are In Turn

If You Have The Feeling Of Choice, If You Feel Free, You Will Be Better Off. And When I Say Better Off I Mean That If People Feel They Have Control Over Their Lives, They Call In For Fewer Sick Days From Work. They Have A Lesser Probability Of Having A Heart Attack Or Stroke. They Live Longer. They're Happier.

I Don't Know If I Approach Choice Any Differently Than The Sighted People Do, But What I Am Very Cognizant Of Is That Choice Does Have Limits And Because Of That I Really Try To Take Advantage Of The Domains In Which I Do Have Choice.

If You Truly Have Expertise - And Expertise Can Be Say A Chess Master Who Has Really Mastered Something Or An Artist Or A Musician Of Some Sort You Know If You Give A Jazz Musician.

I've Done A Number Of Studies With Speed Dating And Match.com And What's Interesting Is That You Know We Still Walk Into A Speed Dating Event, You Know, Thinking About What It Is We're Looking For In A Mate And So You Ask People, Like Women Will Say "i'm Looking For Somebody Who Is Really Kind And Sincere And Smart And Funny."

When People Are Given A Moderate Number Of Options (4 To 6) Rather Than A Large Number (20 To 30), They Are More Likely To Make A Choice, Are More Confident In Their Decisions, And Are Happier With What They Choose.