Options

People always look for multiple options to choose from. You want to watch a movie, you need options. You want to buy a shirt, you look for options. But is having multiple options always better?

In some cases, when there are two options, people usually start treating one of them as the 'option of choice' and the other one has 'option to fall back upon'. In such cases, people put all their attention on the former and neglect the latter. All their energy goes into making the first option work. However, the second option remains at the back of their mind and they use it as a 'support' to try and make the first option even more attractive!!! But they do that without really assessing whether the fall back option is worth it or is it an option at all. People think that they will look at the second option if the first one does not work out. "If the first one does not work out, I have the other option with me".

More often than not, when we are spoilt for choice, we do not critically analyze all our options. And when the 'favorite' option does not work out, one moves to the other option without giving much thought to it. That is when people get into trouble. One should either assess all their options or have more than 2 options with them!!!