The thing that makes simplicity so difficult is the number of options that are available. This applies to choosing your car, cereal, potato chips, toothpaste, clothes, and the list goes on.
Over the holidays, I found a laptop carrier at the mall and the only one they had was damaged. I went home and spent a few hours online trying to buy the same unit. This should have been really easy but I found it at several locations and each offered it with different colors, prices and shipping.
I ended up getting a red rolling laptop carrier (same one as in the store but red – digging that) and paid less than in the store because the place I bought it had a Lowest Price guarantee and beat another site’s price by 5%! The big question is, in wasting a few hours, how much did I really save? (Well, I like red so it was worth it.)
In my book, The Power of Simplicity, the subtitle is Choosing to Live Your Life on Purpose. The keyword there is Choosing. So much of our day is spent making decisions and choices.
What have you wasted time on choosing recently?
Patty Kreamer, CPO®
Certified Professional Organizer®
Filed under: Simplicity
