In the United States, we place a high value on our independence, on our ability to choose for ourselves, and to have things the way we want them when we want them. And while I know I’m speaking in broad strokes and this doesn’t necessarily describe every US citizen, it does in many ways describe us as a whole. But this is not necessarily a shared value around the world. Why is it so hard for us to make decisions? Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode: * Literary London with Tsh Oxenreider * In Europe, little refrigerators hold a grand reason for less waste by Evan Kleiman for the LA Times * Sheena Iyengar's TED Talk The Art of Choosing and her book by the same title * How cultures around the world make choices by Amy S. Choi * What's Your Decision? by Fathers Michael Sparough and Tim Hipskind * Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing * Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman * Download Transcript