What to choose?

Do you ever have the feeling that you cannot make a decision? Not because you don't know what you want but because you have too many choices? There are sometimes just too many good things to choose from and I want them all!

Borders

The other day I was in Borders. Borders is a large chain of book stores. [UPDATE: was a large chain, unfortunately they went bankrupt.] The good thing, apart from their huge choice, is that they have a cafe in the shop. You don't have to buy anything in either the cafe or the bookshop, but you can take as many books or magazines there and read for as long as you want. No one will ask you to leave after a while or to actually buy the stuff you are reading. If you have tons of magazines on your table, all they ask you is whether you are finished reading some so they can put them back – that is what you call service!

What to choose?

So I am in the bookshop and I am looking for a specific book. Unfortunately I can't remember which one it was. But I was standing there, staring at the shelf, completely overwhelmed by choices. So many great titles, so many interesting topics. In the end I walked out with nothing – sometimes having too many options leads to no decision at all.

This is something I think about with renewable energy for boats too. There are solar panels, wind generators, hydro generators… so many options! The key is to start somewhere, make a choice, and learn as you go.