Pick Three

Each day hosts a delusional amount of choices

Yes, we are the Land of Opportunity

and opportunity presents options and

wide-open territory for decision-making

Being surrounded by choice a privilege,

but the quantity of selection can easily preclude quality of decision-making

An easy analogy:

Grocery stores are too big

there are too many products

and too many choices to make

Standing in front of 100's of kinds of

cereal

toothpaste

cold brew coffee

detergent

from brand name to the generic equivalent

causes anxiety for me

I often watch others stand doe-eyed in the aisles,

besieged with choice and paralyzed on how to commit

to one product over another

3 options are plenty

When the kids were little, I doled out choices in 3's

three outfits to choose from

three kinds different snacks, etc.

Limiting the quantity of your selection can relieve

quess-work, confusion and anxiety

thus making your pick easier, less convoluted

Limits make room for time

having more time is valuable

Next time your grocery shopping

sort out three brands in any product category

where you're having trouble making a decision

maybe two brand names and one generic

grab the 1 of the 3 that has most (or all) of what you want,

toss in your cart, don't second-guess and move on to the next category

Try the same strategy in your day-to-day

What do you need to accomplish?

What are the top 3 most important?

Pick 1 of the 3 and start there...

Why three?

3 is doable

less anxiety producing

provides more room in your cart for moving on

peaks productivity

and threatens the misconception that more is better

more is only more

limiting

picking and choosing

procures progress