The Curse Of Indecisiveness
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The Curse Of Indecisiveness

It's maybe not so bad of a curse after all.

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It's 7:00 p.m. when my friend picks me up. I get in on the passenger side of his car, buckle my seat-belt, and he turns onto the street. As my friend stops at the first red light, he turns to me and hits me with the terrifying question:

"Where do you want to eat?"

My heart stops, my palms start shaking. I begin to sweat as a million different possible answers run through my head. I ultimately choose the escape option. I unbuckle my seat-belt, jump out of the car, and run back to my room.

I'm just kidding. But whenever it comes to making choices, I can be the most indecisive person ever.

It isn't a bad thing to be indecisive — unless you're with a group of friends where everyone is indecisive and you can't ever decide on something, but it is a bit difficult to tackle on everyday things when you can't choose between a number of options.

One thing that indecisiveness tags along with is overthinking. When you can't choose between eating Mcdonalds or Panda Express, you start to think about what foods you would each at each place, what you are feeling more, and which place is further away. You start to think about all the other factors that tie in between both options, and as a result, you become indecisive because both options have pros and cons.

For example, every single time I go to Starbucks, I get really indecisive. Do I want a tea or coffee? I start to think about what time of day it is, whether it's the morning or evening, and which drink I would like more. After I decide I want coffee, then I have to think about if I want it iced, hot, or blended. But wait, what if I want something hot, but I also want caramel, and I usually like that better as iced? Okay, I am going to get a caramel frappe then. By the time I get to order my drink, I push everything aside last second and eventually choose a strawberry acai.

Gosh, Kevin! All that overthinking and you don't even order the drink you had finally decided on!

That's the power of indecisiveness, stressing over so much when in the end you don't even choose the answer you were originally going to pick!

However, on the bright side, indecisive people can be the best people. They are often over-analytical, taking different perspectives of a situation and offer insight to each possible solution. They tend to think before acting, test the waters before jumping into a pool, or maybe walking away from it.

I can proudly say that there is not a situation I immediately jump in before thinking it throughouly, sometimes even a thousand times over.

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