You've had a long day and decide to relax by watching a movie on your favorite streaming service.

你渡過了漫長的一天，決定在最愛的串流平台上看電影放鬆一下。

You scroll through some options and watch a trailer.

你滑過幾個選項，點開了一個預告片。

It looks all right, but what about this one?

看起來還不錯，但這個好像也不錯？

Another trailer and another trailer, 20 minutes later, and you still haven't picked something to watch.

你看了一個又一個預告片，20 分鐘後，你還是沒選好要看什麼。

Sound familiar?

是不是聽起來很熟悉？

This common occurrence is due to something called choice paralysis.

這種常見的情況叫「選擇困難症」

Choice Paralysis is when you have trouble making a decision because there's an overwhelming amount of different options to choose from.

選擇困難症指的是人因為有大量選項可選擇，而難以做出決定。

Maybe you've experienced it while trying to order from a lengthy diner menu or picking out paint colors.

也許你從冗長菜單中挑選菜色，或選油漆顏色時，就經歷過這種情況了。

Initially, having a lot of options can seem like a good thing.

起初，有很多選項似乎是件好事。

There's a lot of freedom and possibility, but once you try to make a decision, the sheer amount of choices can be exhausting.

這給了我們很多自由和可能性，但當你試圖做出選擇，大量的選項會讓你筋疲力盡。

Sometimes to the extent that you don't make a choice at all.

有時嚴重到你無法做出選擇。

This paralysis is partially caused by the belief that somewhere in this abundance of options there's a right choice.

這種「選擇困難症」源於我們相信在眾多選擇中，有一個選項是「正確」的。

We want to find the best movie because, after all, our time is valuable.

我們希望找到最好的電影，畢竟時間寶貴。

So we think about choosing night bikes.

所以我們考慮選《夜間自行車》，

But there's also Basketball Dog and Danger Cliff.

但還有《籃球狗》和《危命懸崖》這兩個選項。

But what if those aren't as good as Garden Cop, Todd Broll Mall troll, or the Egregious Pastel Lodge, and so on and so on?

但如果這些電影都不如《花園警察》《托德布羅爾購物中心巨魔》或《驚愕粉彩小屋》好看怎麼辦？

And before we know it, we've used up a large chunk of the valuable time that we were worried about wasting in the first place.

在意識到之前，我們就已經用掉大半當初擔心浪費的寶貴時間了。

Instead of falling down this rabbit hole, give this a try.

與其陷入這種情況，不如試試這個。

Lowering your expectations.

降低期望。

I know, this may seem counterintuitive, but let's break it down.

我知道這可能看起來有悖常理，但先聽我分析。

If you change your mental expectations from I need to watch the best movie to I wanna watch a movie that's good enough,

如果你把心理預期從「我要看最好的電影」變成「我想看一部不錯的電影」

It can accomplish two things:

這可以達到兩件事：

one,

一、

you're putting less pressure on yourself to find that perfect choice.

減少自己需要找到完美選項的壓力。

And two, by setting the bar lower, you're more likely to enjoy whatever it is you do end up choosing.

二、降低門檻後，你更能享受自己最後選擇的東西。

On top of this, try limiting your choices.

最重要的是，要試著去縮小選擇範圍。

Let's say you feel like watching something funny.

比方說，你想看有趣的影片。

Instead of looking through every comedy available, go ahead and pick out two or three options and force yourself to choose one of those.

與其把所有可看的喜劇都看一遍，不如先挑出兩三個選項，強迫自己選擇其中的一個。

By giving yourself less decision space, the choice will be both less stressful and time-consuming.

縮小選擇範圍，能減少壓力並加快你的考慮時間。

So, the next time you sit down to watch something and feel Choice Paralysis taking over.

所以，下次當你坐下準備看電影又「選擇困難症」發作時，

Remember that the decision itself really doesn't hold that much weight.

記住，這真的不是什麼多重大的決定。

Pick something. The odds are it'll be good enough.

選一部吧。 有很大的機率那部就已經夠好了。

And even if it's not the absolute best, it's probably better than nothing at all.

即使它不是最好的，也比什麼都沒有好。

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