The Choice Paralysis
Until when can I delay that decision? Choosing is hard, because you have to give up something. If you don't chose, then you don't give up. Then there's still a chance that you'd get that thing. How foolish! By not choosing one, I lose them both.
It's one of the most difficult things, to face and deal with the reality. I'll never learn that language, be among the best in my field, learn playing that instrument and so on, all at the same time. When I have a piece of free time, the number of choices I have is paralysing. And the things I have to do are overwhelming. I end up doing none of them, because I don't want to let go any of them. It's much easier to live in this delusion and to dream a day in the future where I'll have achieved all these things. That day will never come.
I can't even choose coffee in the supermarket, how am I supposed to choose how to spend my time and not regret in the end?
People I admire, all have some qualities that require a lot of time to acquire. So many things that I want to be able to do... So little time... Choosing, foregoing is inevitable. But maybe this is the best way to achieve the most.
It's one of the most difficult things, to face and deal with the reality. I'll never learn that language, be among the best in my field, learn playing that instrument and so on, all at the same time. When I have a piece of free time, the number of choices I have is paralysing. And the things I have to do are overwhelming. I end up doing none of them, because I don't want to let go any of them. It's much easier to live in this delusion and to dream a day in the future where I'll have achieved all these things. That day will never come.
I can't even choose coffee in the supermarket, how am I supposed to choose how to spend my time and not regret in the end?
People I admire, all have some qualities that require a lot of time to acquire. So many things that I want to be able to do... So little time... Choosing, foregoing is inevitable. But maybe this is the best way to achieve the most.
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