This eventually leads to a predicament known as “decision avoidance.” Confronted with too many options, you avoid picking from among them because doing so requires too much mental effort. Instead, you spend valuable time checking email, visiting Facebook, and reading news headlines, all in an attempt to sidestep the act of deciding what to work on. The result is predictable. Your productivity plummets and your to-do items, including the important ones, go unfinished.
