I’m often jealous of previous generations. Not just because they got to eat bread without feeling guilty, but for the lack of options they enjoyed. Don’t get me wrong, having no options isn’t fun, but having so many options your circuits get overloaded isn’t much fun either.
No matter what we’re doing, we have so many options that we can’t possibly try them all. How do we know we’re choosing the right entertainment? Blizzard flavor? Nigerian prince to send our money to? How do we know we’re not missing out?!
The fear of missing out makes having too many options stressful, rather than freeing, because we’re continually worried we’ll choose wrong. From little decisions like What if I pick the wrong Netflix movie, to huge decisions like What if I pick the wrong Netflix series, we’re overloaded and stressed out with too many options at every turn in our lives. Continue reading “Combating Option Overload and Getting Back to Living”
