He is the proponent of capitalism, so why can't he handle it in it's fullest form. Does he assume, that people always choose the best product or something. People are dumb, and they don't care, they judge by waht "feels right" or what has the pritiest package, its consumer psychology 101. Jordan is not a psychologist, oh wait.
Perhaps a primary source of unhappiness is that they actually have far more options than they can handle. Ever been to the cereal aisle of a grocery store lately?
@@michaelz6555 Yes. My best friend used to sell cameras. He always said that the surest way to lose a sale was to offer the buyer a choice of more than 3 cameras. If offered more than 3 they can't come to any decision so they leave.
I'm a national park tour guide. In the limited amount of time that I have with my client. there is no way I can show them everything. If I describe all the choices to them, it's just confusing, and they think about all the things they missed. I get to know them, take them. Where I think they will appreciate, and don't tell them about the other stuff. They are always happy. Comparison is the thief of joy
Going slightly off topic, keeping 2 or 3 favourite shampoos and/or conditioners is healthy for your hair (different brands, not the same ingredients) and alternating using them. If you have oily hair using a shampoo for oily hair is counter intuitive because it strips the natural oils from your hair so effectively your hair ends up over producing these natural oils in order to compensate, if you use shampoo for dry hair you will still have clean hair that is also soft because it's just so much gentler.
Had a friend who used to raise show dogs. When she had a litter of pups, if she had a good show prospect she'd keep that for herself and sell the rest into pet homes. When people would come to look at the puppies she would only show them two pups. They would pick one and walk out happy. If she showed them more than two they would get confused and indecisive. If they took one, three days later they'd call and ask if they could swap it out for one of the other pups they saw. But with two, they picked the one they liked and were satisfied. When she got down to the last pet pup she would tell people she originally was going to keep that pup for herself but was so busy it was kinder to place the puppy in a home where it would get more attention. They'd scoop up the pup and leave happy. You just gotta know people to make them happy.
Using the scarcity principle, while simultaneously narrowing their attention to 2 animals to create a stronger psychological bond. It's deceptive but it helps find homes for pups, a necessary evil.
Would it not be better to have a thousand shampoos and let the best rise to the top as most things naturally do? Then we would know it's the best and we wouldn't have to debate which one to pick. Also people have different hair so maybe offering more than 3 is a good idea to account for the mass of differentiators that can exist in a mass population? Yeah you might feel anxious but your hair will be lovely, haha.
I get his point but at some point you have to accept that choice is good even if it can cause extra stress and anxiety to a mass. Is that not the ultimate form of democracy we all hold and love so dearly.
I used to say that about television. Growing up, we got 4 channels and were happy as larks with it. In the 1990s, i had 200 plus channels and was rarely satisfied with what was on.
This is why I always ignored eveything but History, random documentaries within like 5 channels up and down in the channel list and a few other things if none of the documentaries were to my interest
Yet now I have endless streaming at my fingertips and happy as a lark, why? I finally get to watch what I actually like instead of watching what looks the most entertaining in that time slot.
@kylaluv8453 and most people I talk to who remember the way television was don't feel that way. You appreciate things far more when they are less available and also, people shared a far more common viewing experience when we had just a few channels, so tens of millions of people would be watching the same show. The next day at school everyone would be talking about the same show that we'd watched. I also have had 200 channels and found absolutely nothing on I really wanted to see. It would be like constantly having prepared food on a huge table so you could eat anything whenever you wanted it. I guarantee you, you'd lose your appreciation for food.
He just explained the predicament we have as young people. Seeing so many options through social media and youtube causes us to be dissatisfied with what we have access to, or gives us anxiety about choosing between the infinite number if choices. I kinda wish it didn't exist. Phones and social media ruined society
I would say things like Peterson and the daily wire informative social media Outlet would be a messed course we can still have them in newspapers and things of that nature.
But in reality if there was no social media or phones there probably won't be a need for speakers such as Peterson. We have the most powerful technology in human history at the tip of our fingers, and we use it for silly social media BS instead of using it to Enlighten our minds which should be what it's used for. I kind of forgot you used to have to pick up a book and read an entire book to learn about a subject just twenty years ago. Which can also be a negative because it makes even do people have access to infinite knowledge even though most choose not to use it that way
@@debbielwilliamson8546yes facts i see people all the time commenting words like these. I really hope the people that point out the fact that social media has ruined their life, are the same people that also actively try to stay off of it because they know its bad for them. Self sabotage runs rampant in so many minds out here
Oh coffee is easy for me. I just hate the stupid names, never get it right or remember. You ask for just a normal coffee and people don't get what you mean. Just a "regular, average, standard, normal, default, run-of-the-mill coffee". I do not speak coffeelianese.
but notice that he said, you probably want THREE, not 1, so the moral of the story here is that humans shouldn't have to sift through more information than they are equipped to process. this is the difference between eustress and distress. in short, eustress is the kind of stress that's good because you have a sense that you can overcome or accomplish a thing. benching a heavy weight is a good example. it's difficult, but you know you can do it with effort. but stack on 30 more lbs than you can bench and have some real sense that you must bench it or else your life is doomed in some way and this is distress because you are engaged in an act of futility which leads to apathy demoralization anxiety and depression. the same thing happens when you are overloaded with too much information in life without the faculties or lifespan to process it.
I was losing my hair while trying dozens of different expensive shampoos and moisturizers. Started using a $2 shampoo and $5 hair lotion from Walmart 2 years ago and my hair grew back
That’s exactly how the dating scene looks like. You don’t have a choice between five or 10 women. There are literally billions on this planet you could pick from.
I felt this when my dad sold his business(best thing he ever did for me btw) I had it all planned out and was going to learn to run it. Instead he sold it and got the bag(as he should) and I was cut loose. I spent 3 years grinding it out in restaurants trying to find myself and now I’m selling insurance and never have been happier
@evanwolf6618 He meant Blockbuster as in a movie theater or the Blockbuster Video/Game rental chain. The point he was making is that life before this Technological Revolution was better for the mind. Anyone born before 1995 probably experienced both worlds.
Yes those days where wonderful and I miss them , as I have gotten older there has been nothing worth remembering, there are no good times now , it's a pretty crap world now
I have spent hours in stores, reading product labels, searching for the best all-around product in terms of ingredients, price, volume, etc. Then when I finally find the closest product that checks all the boxes, they’re out of it the next time I come back to buy more, and I never see it again. That, is endless anxiety and the abyss.
There was a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio called Nancy's Home Cooking. She had two things, the special. Which was whatever nancy felt like making that day, or a grilled cheese sandwich. There was usually a line out the door every day.
Yup. I work at a Subway and there's too much shit on the menu, so people take forever to place an order. I don't know if it's affected satisfaction, I don't have the data for that, but it's definitely fucking with our efficiency.
The solution is being able to accept a sufficient but sub-optimal choice. Prioritize what things are worth figuring the best choice for and don't put any more effort into others than is necessary to get a good enough choice. This can be difficult but learning how has been immensely good for my mental health.
This happens to me like every time I go to watch something on Netflix now. Spend an hour browsing, then go “well that was a fun hour wasted” then go do something else.
lmfao though no, he is not. 99.9% of the time you don't need to know anything and just do very simple research to be almost on par with the top people in the field, shampoo isn't like fitness or art; you are literally incapable of perceiving a world-class artist right infront of you, unless you're at least a highly advanced professional and (usually) with the habits of a world class artist yourself. you can't even appreciate any of it other than "oh this is nice."
@@SlipperyCunthow about stop watching shorts and watch the full thing if you’re going to criticize. Plenty on all subjects and viewpoints if you didn’t have a brain fried from adderall.
dad was a painter at a hospital for 20 years. When a department got a facelift, dad gave them a choice of thousands of colors on one of those color palate rings. But he soon realized that he should only give them 3-10 choices instead of thousands.
I learned the same thing selling carpet, I was an installer who decided to turn it into a small operation. I sold way more showing three - four styles, each in three or four colours. If somebody wanted something else, I told them to go to a big carpet chain, otherwise it was more work selling it than installing it. maybe I learned that or that I am not a people person.
I'm a home designer and being able to choose from thousands of options is my specialty. I can choose the right colors for a person with 10 different paint companies with thousands of colors and a multitude of finishes. Same for flooring. It doesn't stress me out at all.
It reminds me of Robin Williams's character in the movie Moscow on the Hudson. The first time he goes into an American grocery store, he curls up into the fetal position and has a breakdown because he can't deal with all the choices he has. He is simply overwhelmed.
I remember my English teacher talking about this. She asked the whole class what their favourite ice-cream flavour was. Out of the 30 guys in the class only a handful could say with any confidence what their favourite was. She then asked the class to choose between vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, everyone of us gave her a definitive answer.
And none of them would've picked that as the superlative. That's even before you analyze qualitatively. For example, red button is objectively a higher quality vanilla than Kroger vanilla. It's creamier, more flavorful, better texture, and you actually get more per volume because Kroger is all whipped up with air (which you can find out by letting each brand melt). So, while someone may generally prefer vanilla to strawberry, they may prefer red button strawberry over Kroger vanilla. And THEN we get to preference variability. Even if you absolutely LOVE chocolate, very few people ONLY want chocolate ALL the time. Maybe today you're in the mood for something caramelier than just plain chocolate, so you get moose tracks or rocky road. Maybe today you want a single chocolate so you get fudge ribbon instead of fudge brownie. None of those variations show that you overall hate chocolate, or even that chocolate isn't your favorite, just that it's not top of TODAY'S preference. So how can you decide a favorite anyway? Because there are times you'll buy something other than your favorite, when you could've bought your favorite. It's much easier to have heirarchies and "tier lists" as it were. "this over that" is simple, as are "these are all above my good enough to eat threshold, with those being exceptional and priority if available and that bunch to be avoided".
@@JoseloxMakes perfect sense but you need some knowledge and intelligence to understand that, eventually you need to shift your point of view, but again, for that you need intelligence and knowledge
That’s dumb. I have multiple types of ice cream that I really like equally. I don’t have a favorite out of the half dozen or so types. If I was given a choice out of vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry, I could pick one and be happy (actually, I’d be stuck between chocolate or strawberry pretty much the same way) but under exactly no circumstance would I actually choose any of those over the ones I actually like more. And I will bet you dollars to donuts it’s the same for almost everyone in that class. Maybe they can’t recall the name of that Ben & Jerry’s they really like, but they can grab it off the shelf. Maybe their freezer is stuffed with the 13 different kinds of ice cream they like but they don’t have a favorite. Maybe they are sort of indifferent to ice cream flavors in general, but out of three subpar choices they know which one they dislike least.
Walmart is very aware of this. When it comes down to it, there are three choices on the Walmart shelf the most expensive the cheap junk and their product right in the middle.
This so true. If you have the option, you can occasionally give your kids two choices for dinner and let them decide. If you give them 5 options, or ask them to come up with options, they will: 1. Not be able to pick something. 2. If there is more than 1 child, they'll most likely not be able to agree. 3. They'll pick the same thing every time to avoid the stress.
It shows just how smug he is.. assumes that not 1 consumer in the world actually reads, or maybe can even read. or at the very least, is incapable of retaining basic information.
@@74KU The amount of smugness required to tell people they don't read the shampoo bottles is painful. I can just see his smug smile in my mind right now: how it looks is between holding back a smile and crying.
@@74KU He might appear smug to you, but just because you're too smug to understand. Maybe one or two consumers do read the information, but the majority do not. But since you're so educated, how about you tell me the 10 most important things about shampoo. And how would you choose the right shampoo out of a thousand shampoos? Which qualities of a shampoo do you prioritize over other shampoos? PS. What he's talking about, has nothing to do with shampoo in the first place.
@@Baalaaxa”he only sounds dumb to you because you’re dumb” Nice uno reverse card there, neat little trick. Btw, ever heard of a fucking hair stylist? There’s like only millions of them across the world. Bet they don’t know anything about shampoo though, certainly not enough to recommend products to their customers based on their specific hair texture and desired hair style 🙄
Go live in France then, gov't chooses your medical insurance (the gov't one), your retirement fund (the gov't one) etc... If you don t enjoy choice, pick a shitty socialist country like France!
Well many times wr have only illusion of choices because of sm. You cant see lavk of money, diseases, depression etc on instagram, and these things happen,and determine your choises
Too many choices give you anxiety, 3 is good between 3-7 is great, magical number about that is 7. After 7 , making choice makes you tired and when you have too many choices in store it makes you leave before buying 😂
Years ago, a dept. store did a study offering a wide array of purses for women to choose from. They would walk around looking the handbags over. Ultimately, they mostly walked out without buying one. But if there was a modest selection, they mostly bought a handbag.
I usually have the light on inside my brain. Today, upon hearing this, a secondary light activated, fully energized, and shining light on understanding. Is good, ya
For audio engineers, the reason we loved 2 inch tape was because it was limited to 24 tracks and you had to make creative decisions within the limits of those 24 tracks. You could add more but you would have to "stack" tracks meaning mix to two track then "fly them in" so you can make more room on the master tape. Nowadays Pro Tools sessions can have upwards of 150+ tracks with multiple plugins on them and you wonder why music is shit nowadays.
And this is what’s happening with relationships and social media.
EXACTLY
Interesting point.
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He is the proponent of capitalism, so why can't he handle it in it's fullest form. Does he assume, that people always choose the best product or something. People are dumb, and they don't care, they judge by waht "feels right" or what has the pritiest package, its consumer psychology 101. Jordan is not a psychologist, oh wait.
@@KyleCox404 He's just stating how humans think. It doesn't matter what his opinion on it is. it's just facts.
As a friend of mine always says "people's biggest source of unhappiness is due to them having the false belief that they have unlimited options".
Perhaps a primary source of unhappiness is that they actually have far more options than they can handle. Ever been to the cereal aisle of a grocery store lately?
@@michaelz6555 Yes. My best friend used to sell cameras. He always said that the surest way to lose a sale was to offer the buyer a choice of more than 3 cameras. If offered more than 3 they can't come to any decision so they leave.
You don't want to be desperate either
Very well put my friend. I will be writing that down.
Goddammit this one hit me hard
For those of you who are curious, what he is talking about is a phenomenon in psychology called “The Paradox of Choice”
Thank you 🙏
Wasn't a guy named Swartz that did a ted talk or something about that?
@@SlipperyCunt lol, yes because in communism there is only 1 shoe.
@@Patrickf5087😂
smartest most logical man of our generation. god bless jordan peterson
"infinite choice is equal to endless anxiety and the abyss" feel that man
That’s the most Jordan peterson quote I’ve ever heard
Thats what struck me too
Really reminded me of Kierkegaard there
Of course because you know how it feels to be infinite
@@vleexis I am not infinite. Some days I feel that the amount of choices I have is. It can be overwhelming and anxiety inducing.
Anxiety is when you find the best choice and then the f*ckers stop making it.
Happens to me all the time. My favorite deodorant, chips, snacks, even my favorite hot sauce at Taco Bell, get discontinued.
Nah, it's when you decide to live dangerously and try a different product which turns out to be disappointing, but you have to use it all up anyway.
Amen! Hempz made a shampoo that I loved everything about and they stopped effing making it!
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Poor guy really has jumped the shark.
I'm a national park tour guide. In the limited amount of time that I have with my client. there is no way I can show them everything. If I describe all the choices to them, it's just confusing, and they think about all the things they missed. I get to know them, take them. Where I think they will appreciate, and don't tell them about the other stuff. They are always happy. Comparison is the thief of joy
That, has got a lot of truth in it
This is very accurate.
Infinite choice is a nightmare.
Thats why I always trust my intuition and hope for the best.
"What the hell do you know about the shampoo?" 😂
He is right.
Going slightly off topic, keeping 2 or 3 favourite shampoos and/or conditioners is healthy for your hair (different brands, not the same ingredients) and alternating using them. If you have oily hair using a shampoo for oily hair is counter intuitive because it strips the natural oils from your hair so effectively your hair ends up over producing these natural oils in order to compensate, if you use shampoo for dry hair you will still have clean hair that is also soft because it's just so much gentler.
@@gilliankingston8259you are, in the context of this video, the exception that proves the rule lol
Lol
Smell.
Foaming.
And the dinosaur shaped bottle it comes in.
I will have you know I am a connoisseur on such matters, checkmate philistine
The only thing I know is that shampoo usually has some sort of detergent and various additives, often of dubious utility.
Had a friend who used to raise show dogs. When she had a litter of pups, if she had a good show prospect she'd keep that for herself and sell the rest into pet homes. When people would come to look at the puppies she would only show them two pups. They would pick one and walk out happy. If she showed them more than two they would get confused and indecisive. If they took one, three days later they'd call and ask if they could swap it out for one of the other pups they saw. But with two, they picked the one they liked and were satisfied. When she got down to the last pet pup she would tell people she originally was going to keep that pup for herself but was so busy it was kinder to place the puppy in a home where it would get more attention. They'd scoop up the pup and leave happy. You just gotta know people to make them happy.
Honestly genius
Learn something new every day. Your friend sounds like a very knowledgeable person.
That's a masteful plan.
Yes this is how it works. The more the deceptive.
Using the scarcity principle, while simultaneously narrowing their attention to 2 animals to create a stronger psychological bond. It's deceptive but it helps find homes for pups, a necessary evil.
Heck, I used to get stressed out when the cashier asked 'paper or plastic?'
Very well put, Having too many things to choose from is in some ways like having no choice
next time I’m in a argument I’m going to say “what the hell do you know about shampoo”
I would stfu fosho.
Would it not be better to have a thousand shampoos and let the best rise to the top as most things naturally do? Then we would know it's the best and we wouldn't have to debate which one to pick. Also people have different hair so maybe offering more than 3 is a good idea to account for the mass of differentiators that can exist in a mass population? Yeah you might feel anxious but your hair will be lovely, haha.
I get his point but at some point you have to accept that choice is good even if it can cause extra stress and anxiety to a mass. Is that not the ultimate form of democracy we all hold and love so dearly.
@@uttercolgs1798 No that's why we have Republics. So maybe you didn't get his point at all?
@@ianmarkhammes2071 your point makes no sense. We r talking about shampoo not fucking republic's 🤦🤣🤣🤣
"endless anxiety and the abyss"
That is exactly how I feel when I go shopping
This is why you make a list of things you need and go buy them. Enter store, get your stuff and go out.
@@ss4e982 if it were only that easy. There's around a hundred of every product, good luck finding that 1 item lol
That’s exactly how I feel on my day off work.
All I am programmed to do is work and sleep.
Take that away and I’m in a panic attack.
You have too much time.
It's only shampoo
@@ss4e982not so easy for some.
I used to say that about television. Growing up, we got 4 channels and were happy as larks with it. In the 1990s, i had 200 plus channels and was rarely satisfied with what was on.
omg this is so true!
This is why I always ignored eveything but History, random documentaries within like 5 channels up and down in the channel list and a few other things if none of the documentaries were to my interest
Yet now I have endless streaming at my fingertips and happy as a lark, why? I finally get to watch what I actually like instead of watching what looks the most entertaining in that time slot.
@kylaluv8453 and most people I talk to who remember the way television was don't feel that way. You appreciate things far more when they are less available and also, people shared a far more common viewing experience when we had just a few channels, so tens of millions of people would be watching the same show. The next day at school everyone would be talking about the same show that we'd watched. I also have had 200 channels and found absolutely nothing on I really wanted to see. It would be like constantly having prepared food on a huge table so you could eat anything whenever you wanted it. I guarantee you, you'd lose your appreciation for food.
Finally a Person that understand the anxiety this kind of situations cause on people
He just explained the predicament we have as young people. Seeing so many options through social media and youtube causes us to be dissatisfied with what we have access to, or gives us anxiety about choosing between the infinite number if choices. I kinda wish it didn't exist. Phones and social media ruined society
I would say things like Peterson and the daily wire informative social media Outlet would be a messed course we can still have them in newspapers and things of that nature.
But in reality if there was no social media or phones there probably won't be a need for speakers such as Peterson. We have the most powerful technology in human history at the tip of our fingers, and we use it for silly social media BS instead of using it to Enlighten our minds which should be what it's used for. I kind of forgot you used to have to pick up a book and read an entire book to learn about a subject just twenty years ago. Which can also be a negative because it makes even do people have access to infinite knowledge even though most choose not to use it that way
Well said!!!
Choose to disconnect.
You don't have to engage in social media for personal relationships.
@@debbielwilliamson8546yes facts i see people all the time commenting words like these. I really hope the people that point out the fact that social media has ruined their life, are the same people that also actively try to stay off of it because they know its bad for them. Self sabotage runs rampant in so many minds out here
Too much of anything is the beginning of a mess.
Very true. =)
And too little
No sample size for an experiment. More sample will always increase the accuracy of the data.
Read about Mary in the Qur'an and the scientific miracles of the Qur'an and Mohammad in Hindu scripture and song of Solomon ch5v16 Hebrew ❤😊❤😊❤😊
Thank you for explaining the word "too".
Exactly how I feel about all these coffees!! Just give me a cup of coffee! I don’t need a menu
Oh boy. The absolute pits. & no point in asking for a description, just too many unknowns
Oh coffee is easy for me.
I just hate the stupid names, never get it right or remember. You ask for just a normal coffee and people don't get what you mean. Just a "regular, average, standard, normal, default, run-of-the-mill coffee". I do not speak coffeelianese.
@@mnArqal93 😊That is so true! That’s all I want too!
"For sure you picked the suboptimal choice" 😂
Simplicity puts the mind at ease
but notice that he said, you probably want THREE, not 1, so the moral of the story here is that humans shouldn't have to sift through more information than they are equipped to process. this is the difference between eustress and distress. in short, eustress is the kind of stress that's good because you have a sense that you can overcome or accomplish a thing. benching a heavy weight is a good example. it's difficult, but you know you can do it with effort. but stack on 30 more lbs than you can bench and have some real sense that you must bench it or else your life is doomed in some way and this is distress because you are engaged in an act of futility which leads to apathy demoralization anxiety and depression. the same thing happens when you are overloaded with too much information in life without the faculties or lifespan to process it.
This instantly explains why i cantnfind anything to watch on Netflix
The eternal rallying cry of stalinist communism.
What bloke would go pondering through a 1000 shampoos?
Even as a bald man the pharmacy with endless shampoos gives me anxiety 😂
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I was losing my hair while trying dozens of different expensive shampoos and moisturizers. Started using a $2 shampoo and $5 hair lotion from Walmart 2 years ago and my hair grew back
that's why I gave up on my hair.
That’s exactly how the dating scene looks like. You don’t have a choice between five or 10 women. There are literally billions on this planet you could pick from.
And still not land one.
@@Thoughtworld1984 If I didn't land one, then who the fudge is the beautiful woman in my bed?
@@Thoughtworld1984 idk man so many ugly financially average people land women. Just dont chase supermodels and get your life together. They will come
No, there isn't. You are not likely to meet a billion people.
Of 8 billion people, how many speak your language.?
I felt this when my dad sold his business(best thing he ever did for me btw) I had it all planned out and was going to learn to run it. Instead he sold it and got the bag(as he should) and I was cut loose. I spent 3 years grinding it out in restaurants trying to find myself and now I’m selling insurance and never have been happier
"Choice is overrated. You'll see." - my father since i was a kid
When there was only tv and blockbusters I was having more fun
not watching stuff anymore at all
Blockbusters. Do you mean like M 80’s or Cherry Bombs ??
Right!
@evanwolf6618 He meant Blockbuster as in a movie theater or the Blockbuster Video/Game rental chain.
The point he was making is that life before this Technological Revolution was better for the mind. Anyone born before 1995 probably experienced both worlds.
Yes those days where wonderful and I miss them , as I have gotten older there has been nothing worth remembering, there are no good times now , it's a pretty crap world now
I feel like jordan peterson is just doing his best jordan peterson impression.
He is definitely right. The same goes for everything else in life.
"Pick your damn sacrifice."
Amen to that
I pick the homeless sex offender down by the river. He goes to bed by midnight.
This applies to everything, to much choice is the death of good decision.
Inworked at Sonic for a while and there were a few customers that got frustrated due to rhe vast amount of choices 😂
Creativity Loves Constraints is the maxim I use with my art business. Boosts confidence in my painters SO MUCH ❤
I have spent hours in stores, reading product labels, searching for the best all-around product in terms of ingredients, price, volume, etc. Then when I finally find the closest product that checks all the boxes, they’re out of it the next time I come back to buy more, and I never see it again. That, is endless anxiety and the abyss.
Restaurant owners should watch this and apply the same logic to their menus.
Yes!
There was a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio called Nancy's Home Cooking. She had two things, the special. Which was whatever nancy felt like making that day, or a grilled cheese sandwich. There was usually a line out the door every day.
Yup. I work at a Subway and there's too much shit on the menu, so people take forever to place an order. I don't know if it's affected satisfaction, I don't have the data for that, but it's definitely fucking with our efficiency.
That's what you got Gordon Ramsey for.
Any restaurant that got more then (reguara) 10 items on their menu, leave.
those that know what they're doing have already done that.
Someone said to me "If you have endless choices, you have no choice at all."
From a logical point of view complete nonsense.
But a very good example of how this man thinks that premises work.
I find that hard to believe but sure
Basically 100% Win rate right now.
I don’t buy the toxic chemical garbage causing cancer, so I’m always satisfied with my purchase. Thanks America 🇺🇸
The solution is being able to accept a sufficient but sub-optimal choice. Prioritize what things are worth figuring the best choice for and don't put any more effort into others than is necessary to get a good enough choice. This can be difficult but learning how has been immensely good for my mental health.
True most Friday I get excited about watching a Netflix movie then I spend the entire night trying to decide what to watch and end up watching nothing
I have like 180 animes on my plan to watch list, but i dont actually want to watch any of them.
This happens to me like every time I go to watch something on Netflix now. Spend an hour browsing, then go “well that was a fun hour wasted” then go do something else.
Squid game or Alice in borderland. Sorted
@@janisir4529 Animes? Better not watching that trash. Watch something normal.
I’ve heard this. With multiple choices, people start thinking about the selections they didn’t choose. The more selections the greater the anxiety.
I’m really impressed continually with jordan’s comprehension of our world and concepts nobody else has ever talked about or articulated so well
Thank God there is only one God! Alhalmdulilah
😂😂 "zero...what they hell do you know about shampoo" just disrespectfully correct 😂
lmfao though no, he is not.
99.9% of the time you don't need to know anything and just do very simple research to be almost on par with the top people in the field, shampoo isn't like fitness or art; you are literally incapable of perceiving a world-class artist right infront of you, unless you're at least a highly advanced professional and (usually) with the habits of a world class artist yourself. you can't even appreciate any of it other than "oh this is nice."
@@user-hd4qo3eb2d bro is literally Dunning Kruger in the flesh 😂
@@SlipperyCunthow about stop watching shorts and watch the full thing if you’re going to criticize. Plenty on all subjects and viewpoints if you didn’t have a brain fried from adderall.
dad was a painter at a hospital for 20 years.
When a department got a facelift, dad gave them a choice of thousands of colors on one of those color palate rings.
But he soon realized that he should only give them 3-10 choices instead of thousands.
I learned the same thing selling carpet, I was an installer who decided to turn it into a small operation. I sold way more showing three - four styles, each in three or four colours. If somebody wanted something else, I told them to go to a big carpet chain, otherwise it was more work selling it than installing it.
maybe I learned that or that I am not a people person.
I'm a home designer and being able to choose from thousands of options is my specialty. I can choose the right colors for a person with 10 different paint companies with thousands of colors and a multitude of finishes. Same for flooring. It doesn't stress me out at all.
@@LordFirestaff It is easy to choose for other people. The question here is how many options do you show your clients? Is it one, five, seventy ?
@@spindoctor6385 Yes, part of my job is narrowing the choices down. However, I have to have ALL of the options I can get in order to narrow it down.
It reminds me of Robin Williams's character in the movie Moscow on the Hudson.
The first time he goes into an American grocery store, he curls up into the fetal position and has a breakdown because he can't deal with all the choices he has. He is simply overwhelmed.
"What the hell do you know about shampoo?"
That hit different coming from this man😂
I remember my English teacher talking about this. She asked the whole class what their favourite ice-cream flavour was. Out of the 30 guys in the class only a handful could say with any confidence what their favourite was. She then asked the class to choose between vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, everyone of us gave her a definitive answer.
And none of them would've picked that as the superlative.
That's even before you analyze qualitatively. For example, red button is objectively a higher quality vanilla than Kroger vanilla. It's creamier, more flavorful, better texture, and you actually get more per volume because Kroger is all whipped up with air (which you can find out by letting each brand melt). So, while someone may generally prefer vanilla to strawberry, they may prefer red button strawberry over Kroger vanilla.
And THEN we get to preference variability. Even if you absolutely LOVE chocolate, very few people ONLY want chocolate ALL the time. Maybe today you're in the mood for something caramelier than just plain chocolate, so you get moose tracks or rocky road. Maybe today you want a single chocolate so you get fudge ribbon instead of fudge brownie. None of those variations show that you overall hate chocolate, or even that chocolate isn't your favorite, just that it's not top of TODAY'S preference.
So how can you decide a favorite anyway? Because there are times you'll buy something other than your favorite, when you could've bought your favorite.
It's much easier to have heirarchies and "tier lists" as it were. "this over that" is simple, as are "these are all above my good enough to eat threshold, with those being exceptional and priority if available and that bunch to be avoided".
@@JoseloxMakes perfect sense but you need some knowledge and intelligence to understand that, eventually you need to shift your point of view, but again, for that you need intelligence and knowledge
i would respond to her with 'frozen'
and if she started to argue id go with 'let it go, let it go, your not winning this arguement'
btw my dick response is cause english teachers are supposed to teach charm and charisma, not sales or marketing.
That’s dumb. I have multiple types of ice cream that I really like equally. I don’t have a favorite out of the half dozen or so types.
If I was given a choice out of vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry, I could pick one and be happy (actually, I’d be stuck between chocolate or strawberry pretty much the same way) but under exactly no circumstance would I actually choose any of those over the ones I actually like more.
And I will bet you dollars to donuts it’s the same for almost everyone in that class. Maybe they can’t recall the name of that Ben & Jerry’s they really like, but they can grab it off the shelf. Maybe their freezer is stuffed with the 13 different kinds of ice cream they like but they don’t have a favorite. Maybe they are sort of indifferent to ice cream flavors in general, but out of three subpar choices they know which one they dislike least.
That's why I pray to God that all my decisions may turn in my favor Ameen
What shampoo did god recommend?
Endless anxiety when I have to choose food from a Chinese restaurant.
So right, I always feel that in a restaurant. If there was a choice of 3 I'd make my choice very easily.
I love Dr. Peterson. He explains everything. Makes my life better when I actually learn from him and implement his suggestions.
"There's too much choice" - Karl Pilkington.
Pretend the person shopping is your child, now give them life paths. To choose from
"Freedom of choice
Is what you got.
Freedom from choice
Is what you want." ♫
People new to America get very overwhelmed when entering superstores. They sometimes leave empty handed because of too much choice
Walmart is very aware of this. When it comes down to it, there are three choices on the Walmart shelf the most expensive the cheap junk and their product right in the middle.
Have you been to Walmart lately? They're the 1,000 choices in this escape. Costco is more like the three.
😂
That’s exactly why I love raising canes, 3 things on the menu, chicken, toast, and fries. I know I’m getting the best things on the menu already haha
I dream bout my king all the time
He has all the right pieces
I always look at it as 2 choices, im getting shampoo or im not getting shampoo.
Lucky ,smart , you.
This so true. If you have the option, you can occasionally give your kids two choices for dinner and let them decide. If you give them 5 options, or ask them to come up with options, they will:
1. Not be able to pick something.
2. If there is more than 1 child, they'll most likely not be able to agree.
3. They'll pick the same thing every time to avoid the stress.
Or you could do what my parents did and just eat was put in front of you. We, as kids, didn’t get to “choose” our dinners.
HEY RESTAURANTS.... TAKE NOTES!
There's nothing harder than finding dinner off an endless menu 😐
We have waaaaaay too many choices. It’s exhausting!
Thank God for this man’s learning and wisdom. He is a refreshing balm of common sense and compassion in a world that has gone nuts.
Did you see the same video? That guy is a goober.
@@pivomanslovensko what’s a ‘goober’?
Same applies to life partners
They are like shampoo, arent they...
@@nickv1008 Yea.. Some make u feel squeaky clean and smell good, and others leave behind a greasy, heavy film you can't wait to get off!!😂😂😂
Yeah, three is enough
And that’s how people develop indecisiveness
And that's exactly why I hate shopping online, it can cause paralysis of indecision and delayment.
Jordan asking me "What the hell do you know about shampoo" dug deep.
It shows just how smug he is.. assumes that not 1 consumer in the world actually reads, or maybe can even read.
or at the very least, is incapable of retaining basic information.
@@74KU The amount of smugness required to tell people they don't read the shampoo bottles is painful. I can just see his smug smile in my mind right now: how it looks is between holding back a smile and crying.
@@74KU He might appear smug to you, but just because you're too smug to understand.
Maybe one or two consumers do read the information, but the majority do not. But since you're so educated, how about you tell me the 10 most important things about shampoo. And how would you choose the right shampoo out of a thousand shampoos? Which qualities of a shampoo do you prioritize over other shampoos?
PS. What he's talking about, has nothing to do with shampoo in the first place.
@@Baalaaxa”he only sounds dumb to you because you’re dumb” Nice uno reverse card there, neat little trick. Btw, ever heard of a fucking hair stylist? There’s like only millions of them across the world. Bet they don’t know anything about shampoo though, certainly not enough to recommend products to their customers based on their specific hair texture and desired hair style 🙄
Exactly. It’s so difficult even to go to the grocery store, there’re so many choices for one stuff!
"Freedom of choice/
Is what you got/
Freedom from choice/
Is what you want" - DEVO
Dang it! He is always so spot on! Love this guy!
I sometimes can’t even decide which burger I’m gonna take
When I hope to a restaurant I get so frustrated with all of the menu choices I sometimes lose my appetite and leave. Buffets are easier.
This is why we're so anxious today. We have too many choices for everything
Go live in France then, gov't chooses your medical insurance (the gov't one), your retirement fund (the gov't one) etc...
If you don t enjoy choice, pick a shitty socialist country like France!
Well many times wr have only illusion of choices because of sm. You cant see lavk of money, diseases, depression etc on instagram, and these things happen,and determine your choises
The genius of this man never ends!! So true.
That's why I do my shopping online. I'm sick of standing in the aisle, not knowing what to pick. When I do it online, it's just so much simpler.
Yeah, but you can simply steal everything you want if you live in an urban liberal utopia.
And you'll end up pumped, dumped and alone. Good luck.
@@chadcadsonvii5258 lmao yea course I will x
But what you see online is NOT REAL. What you see in a brick-and-mortar store is real.
@@howtubeable it feels VERY REAL when it turns up
Too many choices give you anxiety, 3 is good between 3-7 is great, magical number about that is 7. After 7 , making choice makes you tired and when you have too many choices in store it makes you leave before buying 😂
“Honey… just pass me the head n shoulders and let me shower in peace”
I can picture Jordan’s wife saying this with an annoyed tone in her voice 😂😂
He’s describing choice fatigue, which is a very real thing.
A customer can't make a decision if you give them too many choices
This is why fishing, gardening and cooking consume people. It never ends.
They had the best selection
They were poisoned with protection
- Neil Young
Years ago, a dept. store did a study offering a wide array of purses for women to choose from. They would walk around looking the handbags over. Ultimately, they mostly walked out without buying one. But if there was a modest selection, they mostly bought a handbag.
This guy basically disproved the free market mechanism by accident
Wrong. I pick the cheapest and regret nothing.
no hair nathan
Infinent choice is tantamount to no choice at all 😮.
Thank you
Infinite 😂
I usually have the light on inside my brain. Today, upon hearing this, a secondary light activated, fully energized, and shining light on understanding.
Is good, ya
I usually have no idea what you are saying, but I must admit, I do feel smarter after listening 😊
"one mans opinion is not absolute"
my quote, right now
“Make your own soap”- Tyler Durden
I love nitric acid.
That's why people love Cane's so much... One Love.
"Freedom of choice - is what you've got. Freedom from choice - is what you want..." DEVO.
He's really talking about dating.
sure he is 😅
This is women when dating nowadays
Let me guess, you're the good shampoo that wasn't picked?
@@maskofsan1ty no I'm in a different store
Fucking hell. He's having some good quotes lately.
Nothing says OCD like "too many choices sends me to an abyss of anxiety"
lmao
Must be how rock stars feel with all the women to choose from
or the opposite of what engineers feel.
What they probably really want is like ... Three.
"Infinite choice is equivalent to endless anxiety and the abyss" - Jordan Peterson 😂
For audio engineers, the reason we loved 2 inch tape was because it was limited to 24 tracks and you had to make creative decisions within the limits of those 24 tracks. You could add more but you would have to "stack" tracks meaning mix to two track then "fly them in" so you can make more room on the master tape. Nowadays Pro Tools sessions can have upwards of 150+ tracks with multiple plugins on them and you wonder why music is shit nowadays.
Lesson learned for today: avoid stores that offer many shampoos.
The real problem is knowing what you are looking for. As with anything in life. So if you know what you're looking for you narrow it down in a flash.
One of the basic principles of falling into gullibility and losing surety
This is how I feel right now.
“Sir this is a Wendy’s”