> [!tldr] Too many choices makes things confusing for everyone Too many choices makes things confusing for everyone. [[Balancing Focus & Optionality]] is a problem in business, in system design, in coding, and in life. > [!important] "Anything is possible!" is a [[Tradespace|trade off]] with actual downsides. [[Make What's Important What's Obvious]]. [[Embrace Constraints]] and limit yourself (or your customers) to **one to three** choices. Anything beyond that leads to [[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Target Confusion]], [[Decision Fatigue]], and general [[Ambiguity]]. > [!example] Life Example > - Difficult: "What should we eat?" > - Easier: "Mexican or Italian?" > - Easiest: "Mi Ranchito or Maggiano's" > [[Standardization Enables Creativity]]. If you have a [[Standard Operating Procedure]], then you can *improve* it. If you have a gigantic menu of equally available choices - it's very hard to improve anything. The title of this note is a direct quote from my bud. **** # More ## Source - Fintel