Think for Yourself

 

PART ONE

LOSING CONTROL

As scientific progress and technological advancement continue at a breathtaking pace, we often find ourselves overwhelmed with information to process and choices to make. This explosion of data dangles the possibility of an optimal decision, leaving us with constant low-grade regret and a fear of missing out on the best option. In our quest to optimize choices, we run headlong to those who promise to assist us, to those who claim to know more about a domain than we do. But by turning to experts, technologies, and rules, we cede control of our lives, relinquishing autonomy to those with a narrow focus and inability to appreciate the entirety of our decision context.