Too Many Choices

Abundance of choice leads to more uncertainty in my life

Hi- I’m Danielle from Florida! I used to live in MA, currently work remotely. I’m 27 – and in the process of “finding myself”

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  • Boredom Boredom is something we desperately try to avoid, because it’s uncomfortable. For me it can either manifest into anxiety (worry about negative spiraling), depression, or just tiredness.  A bad habit I have, that’s relatively common, is going on my phone while in the bathroom. It’s difficult to really pin point when this actually became…

  • I feel lucky to only have a mental prison. There’s so many people in physical prisons- incarcerated, hospitalized, refugees… and in poverty. Poverty is the norm, the majority of people face poverty when you think of all of human history and the whole world. There are so many kinds of “real”, inescapable suffering.  I’ve never…

  • My current favorite grocery stores are Fresh Market and Aldi’s. They are the only ones I go to every week. Both of them, I can go through the whole store in 20-30 minutes. The limited types of products and variety of brands makes for a less chaotic shopping experience. I’m not sure exactly how many…

  • I love watching TV shows and movies, and right now we are living in a time of so much choice in what type of content and media we consume. We are fortunate to live in a time of abundance with all these streaming services, compared to earlier times when there was no TV or limited…

  • Reading has always been a struggle of mine. I tend to read every word aloud in my head, when I know the key to reading quickly is to picture the scene as you read the words and to use your periphery vision to absorb the pertinent information without having to “stop” at each word. I…

  • Self-expression in a format that’s very forgiving (I want to go into it thinking- this is my diary, everything is a rough draft, a work in progress that I could later on use the skeletons for in a book or other “real” publication, or until I build a big enough following that I actually feel…

  • One way that my decision paralysis has worked in my favor, is that shopping has become an anxiety inducing hobby so I usually try to avoid it all costs. Especially online shopping, since return shipping is a pain in the butt. Long Side note: the thought of running a business where I have any type…

  • Are you also navigating a world of abundance, searching for clarity in a void of distraction? Then come along for the bumpy ride while I try to parse out my thoughts and make coherent sentences that might actually be profound once I can get into the flow of writing them down. Having choice is often…