Narrowing Your Options is a Terrible Ideas
“What do I do?”
“How do I get there?”
“Which do I choose?”

We spend a ridiculous amount of time and energy trying to narrow down our options. We even consider it to be a necessary part of planning ahead. We think the future is somehow in jeopardy if we don’t pick the right option today.

Holy crap is that line of thinking unhealthy! There’s zillions of reasons why it’s self-destructive to narrow our options, and I’m not even going to touch them right now. All I’m going to say is try going the other way for a while. Widen your options as much as possible and see how fantastic it is.

There’s two scenarios that can result when we narrow our options to the extreme.

If you feel like none of your options are good, I’m willing to bet you’re a chronic Path Narrower. You’ve been fretting over what to do and narrowing your options for so long the path you’re trying to walk is like a tightrope. You absolutely must convince yourself of 2 things. One, there’s multiple solutions to every problem, even if you can’t see them. Two, some (if not all) of the options you see could actually work. They’re not as bad as they look.

If you feel overwhelmed by your decision because all of your options look pretty decent, then you’ve got to stop thinking there’s only one right decision. I assure you, any road you take will get you there in the end. Just pick one. Pick the easiest, pick the funnest, pick the cheapest, pick the sexiest, or flip a coin. I don’t care how you choose, just choose. The only wrong choice is standing there biting your lip and going no where. Should new options pop up, be delighted! Tell yourself, “see, there really are endless solutions to every problem! Yippeeeee…!”