Too Many Options Can Cost You the Sale
People assume that giving buyers more options makes them more likely to choose. But the brain doesnāt work like that. Choice creates friction. And friction slows decisions. When someone is faced with too many paths, too many products, or too many variations, the mind starts calculating risk: āWhat if I choose the wrong one?ā āWhat if thereās a better option?ā āWhat if I regret it?ā That hesitation feels small, but psychologically itās expensive. So the brain does the easiest thing possible, it avoids the decision entirely. This is called choice paralysis. Itās not that the buyer didnāt want what was being offered. Itās that deciding felt harder than walking away. Brands that remove friction, simplify paths, and make the next step obvious get chosen more often, not because they are superior, but because they are easier to choose.