Have you ever noticed the numbers say "yes," but something inside you still hesitates?

In Episode 5 of Choosing Clearly, we continue our journey from overwhelm to wisdom by asking one of the deepest questions in this series: is this really the right choice, or just the easy one?

This episode is built around Choose Wisely by Barry Schwartz and Richard Schuldenfrei — a choose wisely book that challenges something most of us were taught without realizing it: that good decisions come from adding up pros and cons like a spreadsheet.

Marcus faces this exact tension with his promotion offer. On paper, it's an easy yes — more money, more growth. But something deeper says wait. Together, Sophia and Marcus explore the balance between rationality, ethics, and the art of decision-making. They unpack why rational-choice math misses  ...