text: Another reason why getting multiple choices helps you make a better choice is that you can get different ideas from what other people think. Not everyone thinks the same, so that means there will be a variety of choices that can help you. A rookie in the NBA Steven Shaw had something to say about this. "When I was going into college, I had a choice between playing basketball or football. I coundn't pick between them because I loved both sports, but didn't know what will be the right choice for me. I asked my mom and dad, and they both said basketball. I asked some of my friends and the majority said I should play football. It was about a even split after all those people answered. And then I asked my grandfather and I always knew he would sail me into the right direction. He said basketball and that meant the majority wanted me to play football. But I got better reasoning from the people that wanted me to play basketball. I could've just listened to a friend and played what he said, but one decision isn't always correct. Plus I can see that playing basketball was a better choice." He asked so many people instead of just one. He got different answers from different people and the majority of people he asked wanted him to play football. Even though there were more people wanting him to play football, he thought the ideas from people wanting him to play basketball were better reasons than the people who wanted him to play football. This is why you don't just listen to one person and take their opinion. I think he made the right decision and was smart about it.