Laws of UX · Choice and decisions
Choice Overload
The tendency for people to get overwhelmed when they are presented with a large number of options, often used interchangeably with the term paradox of choice.
The design-system take
Where the principle shows up in a token, component or pattern decision.
A filter or a curated default beats a wall of forty equivalent cards. When every option looks equal, users pick none — or pick badly and blame the product.
Adapted from Choice Overload on Laws of UX — Jon Yablonski.