At the time, this adaptation of so-called stochastic optimal control methods to economic policymaking seemed natural; for like a ballistic missile, an economy may be viewed as a complicated dynamic system that must be kept on course, despite continuous buffeting by unpredictable forces. Unfortunately, macroeconomic policy turned out not to be rocket science!
In his book “The Paradox of choice: why more is less”, Barry Schwartz explains that maximum freedom of choice is not necessarily always better. There is a boundary across which more freedom leads to diminishing returns. People tend to grow depressed when offered abundant freedom of choice.