Stand in the cereal aisle of any modern grocery store and you'll face over 300 different options. Open Netflix and choose from 15,000+ titles. Browse restaurant options in any major city and confront thousands of possibilities. We live in an age of unprecedented choice—and it's making us miserable.
When was the last time you chose a restaurant based on a stranger's five-star review versus a friend's casual mention of "this amazing little place I discovered"? If you're like most people, that friend's offhand recommendation probably carried more weight than dozens of anonymous reviews combined.