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Week 5: "Allow for Serendipity"?

Submitted by Anne Dalke on Sat, 09/26/2009 - 9:41am

At the end of The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz says that the way to increase satisfaction is to "allow for serendipity."
What do you think of that advice?  What role has serendipity played in your life?

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