Having choices is nice. It can be marvelous. It is a mark of freedom.
It can also induce a sudden paralyzed-deer-in-headlights look in front of the cereal aisle.
Simply try to choose some cereal or a yoghurt for breakfast (nonfat, lowfat or whole, fruit on bottom or mixed, with granola or without, organic or standard, soy, cow, sheep, or goat milk …etc).
I’m not advocating having no choices, but the multitude we face today is overwhelming to our overworked little grey cells. Studies indicate that instead of a feeling of freedom at heaps of choices, we are stuck with anxiety…
Your cell-phone is ringing, your mailbox has 200 messages, a colleague is breathing down your neck and the boss just dropped two new projects on your desk. Meanwhile, you’re attempting to swallow a stale muffin and cafeteria coffee, trying to remember if you let the dog out this morning.