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Too Many Choices, Too Little Peace: How I Stopped Overwhelming Myself

  • purnimaoffl
  • May 27
  • 2 min read

There was a time I opened my phone to relax and ended up with a tight chest and a racing mind. The endless posts, the unread messages, the sudden “need” to buy something I didn’t even know existed five minutes ago — it was too much.

As a mom juggling work, a toddler, home responsibilities, and just trying to stay sane, I realized one thing: choice fatigue is real — and it was stealing my clarity, peace, and presence.

The Invisible Weight of Too Many Options

From deciding what to cook for dinner to choosing a skincare routine, the number of micro-decisions we make in a day is staggering. Add social media scrolling, online shopping, and endless to-do lists to the mix, and it’s no wonder we feel constantly overwhelmed and drained — even before the real work begins.

I didn’t want to live like that anymore. So I began doing something simple but powerful: minimizing choices.

Here’s How I Simplified My Mental Load


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🧠 1. Jot Down What’s Really Important (and Urgent)

When I feel the weight of 100 things, I pause and ask:

  • What actually needs to be done today?

  • What can wait?

  • What can be deleted from my brain altogether?

I write these down in two columns:Important/Urgent vs Nice-to-Do/Can-Wait

This helps cut through the noise and focus only on what matters right now.



📲 2. Delete (or Hide) the Extra Apps

Do I really need five shopping apps? Three productivity planners? Ten photo editors?No. They were giving me options I didn’t need. Now, I keep only what I use daily.

Less clutter on my screen = fewer decisions = calmer brain.



📵 3. Don’t Scroll in Free Time — Be in Your Free Time

Scrolling used to be my “break.” But in reality, it just flooded me with:

  • Too many opinions

  • Too many products

  • Too many people doing too many things

Now, I try to sit with my tea in silence, read a page of a book, or just breathe. No scrolling. Just being. That’s the actual rest.



⛅ 4. Limit Choices Beforehand

I simplified:

  • My wardrobe (outfits I love & wear often)

  • Meal planning (rotating menus)

  • My toddler’s toys (toy rotation system)

Fewer choices mean fewer moments of frustration or indecision. It’s not boring — it’s peaceful.



💡 5. Create Systems, Not Daily Dilemmas

I batch decisions ahead of time:

  • Weekly meal plans

  • Set routines for morning & night

  • Dedicated screen-free hours

So I don’t wake up deciding, I wake up flowing.

Final Thought: Freedom Lives in Simplicity

I used to think more options meant more freedom. But I’ve learned that fewer choices = more clarity.I don’t need to see everyone’s life every day. I don’t need 17 ways to do the same thing.I just need space — to think, to feel, and to live slowly and fully.

Want to stop feeling overwhelmed?Start by subtracting, not adding. ✨

 
 
 
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