Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When deciding who to hire, we think we're rational, logical actors. But sometimes, our logical brains get short-circuited when processing too much or too little information. Having too many choices ...

The saying goes “choice equals freedom, and freedom equals happiness.” The ability to make decisions and have options and endless possibilities, then, correlates to freedom and happiness. It sounds ...

Yes, it's entirely possible to have too much of a good thing. Everyone wants to have a number of options to choose from in most situations in life. An abundance of choice is a good thing because if ...

The paradox of choice becomes especially visible in niche categories, where emotional stakes are higher and decision ...

I recently read an article called, "6 reasons why Tinder has failed us," and it enlightened me to this idea of “the paradox of choice.” That term, essentially, is this concept that having too many ...