In high school I wanted to flirt with a group of cute cheerleaders. But to infiltrate the sea of pompoms I needed to traverse a low hanging rope. It dangled in front of me, and under normal circumstances, seemed simple enough to overcome. “Should I jump over the rope or simply step over it?” I asked myself. Inevitably, I didn’t choose. Without warning, my legs got tangled up and SMACK! I ate the ground hard—a high schooler’s worst nightmare!
My indecision was embarrassing and certainly humorous. Not so funny, however, is the paralysis we often face in making life’s biggest choices. For example, are you stuck deciding whether to spend thousands of dollars studying accounting, art or engineering? Or do you feel knee-deep in mud, struggling to choose between accepting a job near your parents or in another state?
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