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Originally Posted by dickloraine
I don't know how it is called, but what we see here is a psychological problem: we "freeze" if we have to much alternatives before us. We need to learn how to cope with it. Just consider a super market. You want to buy peanuts and there is a whole shelf full with them. Which one do I pick? We all have established some "rules" how we pick. Some just grab the most expensive one, trusting it is the "best", some pick the cheapest, because they are all the same, and a myriad of methods between. None of these methods is perfect, but they allow for a decision. People that have no experience with that kind of alternatives are nearly unable to choose.
Likewise some methods of choosing books that did work before for some do not work anymore. They need to learn new ways of choosing or ignore these self published books.
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The term is Paralysis by Analysis and it is common in people who move from restricted societies to afluent scocieties. Faced with a choice they are unprepared to deal with they choose not to choose out of fear of choosing poorly.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis
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Analysis paralysis or paralysis by analysis is an anti-pattern, the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome. A decision can be treated as over-complicated, with too many detailed options, so that a choice is never made, rather than try something and change if a major problem arises. A person might be seeking the optimal or "perfect" solution upfront, and fear making any decision which could lead to erroneous results, while on the way to a better solution.[1]
The phrase describes a situation in which the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits that could be gained by enacting some decision, or an informal or non-deterministic situation where the sheer quantity of analysis overwhelms the decision-making process itself, thus preventing a decision. The phrase applies to any situation where analysis may be applied to help make a decision and may be a dysfunctional element of organizational behavior. This is often phrased as paralysis by analysis, in contrast to extinct by instinct (making a fatal decision based on hasty judgment or a gut-reaction).
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There are ways to learn how to deal with this situation.
Like this set:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffboss...cision-making/