#choice overload

[curlyburp]

Used a picker wheel to narrow down dinner choices and man if that isn't the most helpful thing

[askanautistic]

Is it autistic thing when you get stressed and burnt out from too many options in life? I used to be ashamed that I didn't have anything much. I had only 4 foods I could eat, 0-2 friends, 2 clothes I could wear etc. Now I have a variety of favorite foods, over 10 friends, more clothes I like to wear, over 5 hobbies etc. But choosing something is always difficult and I feel guilty when I can't do all my hobbies often and when I don't have time for all of my friends.

Probably not autistic exclusive, but it seems very common for autistic people to struggle with making choices/having too many choices. And even just generally with the sensation that everything is Too Much (or anything-that's-more-than-a-little-bit is Too Much). Because I think that other aspects of being neurodivergent can also come into play with this sort of thing, beyond just the constant agony of having to make decisions (and having choice overload). Too many social demands means more social overload and often more sensory overload (especially if it involves leaving the house or attending events). Too many food or clothing options can make it harder to keep regulated sensory-wise. Having too many options can also make it harder to create a routine that works or to be able to predict what our day will look like/what we'll be doing. A routine that's too busy/complicated, or that needs to change too frequently, or that is uncertain (because you don't know when someone will contact you/want to do something, or because you don't know what you are going ot be having for dinner, or because you're not sure what you're going to do even for your relaxing lesure time (what TV show you'll watch, what video game you'll play, what book you'll read, what music you're going to listen to on your way to work or whilst showering) might seem relatively minor to many, but it does create quite a bit of chaos for those of us that thrive off routine and sameness.

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[kdramaxoxo]

Does anyone else experience choice overload when deciding what drama to pick up next? :P I like combining recent/currently airing ones with older ones/classics but often I just do NOT know what to pick from my To Watch list next, haha.

Totally! The choice overload can be so overwhelming!

When I first started watching K-dramas, I felt like I had to watch every single airing k-drama, and then I also wouldn’t drop any even if they weren’t going well...you know...just in case? 

The good news is now I allow myself to drop shows if I’m simply not feeling them (even if everyone else LOVES them). Sure, I worry that I’m missing out (Vincenzo) but I just tell myself it makes room for other shows and I can always come back to it when I’m in the mood for that genre. ;-)

What’s on your watchlist @kangsujin? Also, what kind of dramas do you like best? Can I help you pick from your list?? I’m so curious what’s on it! (you can say NO obviously lol).

XOXO!

[narcissadeville]

Overcoming Choice Overload: Strategies for Better Decision-Making

2025 has been an interesting year thus far. In some ways it’s been 2024 part 2 (for better or worse), and in other ways it has felt almost eternal in how long each month has been. Even February was exceptionally long, and March isn’t fairing much better.  Despite this, I can’t help but feel like I’m not getting as much accomplished as I would like. I know just last week I wrote about the fact…

Overcoming Choice Overload: Strategies for Better Decision-Making

[murderousink23]

I don't know what to eat. HALP!

[murderousink23]

I hate having choice overload.

[threewaysdivided]

There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew Who had so many things which he wanted to do That, whenever he thought it was time to begin, He couldn’t because of the state he was in.

A. A. Milne, The Old Sailor (1927)

[24australia-blog]

Super choice overload confuses us