tertiary · Autonomy

Choice

Part of the Human Needs Grid

What is Choice?

Having genuine options available to you and the power to select among them. The experience of choice — even in small matters — restores a sense of agency when life feels overwhelming.

When you might feel choice

Choice is a specific form of freedom, which itself is a type of autonomy. You might experience this feeling in situations where autonomy is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define choice.

Emotional Hierarchy

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