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These days, there are so many choices to labor through, from the most basic, such as paper or plastic at thegrocery（食品杂货店）checkout counter, to the nearly suicide-inducing, such as the friends-and-family plan or unlimited texting. In these tough times, the abundance of life-changing decisions—finances, health care, career moves—can beoverwhelming（压倒性的，势不可挡的）. But don’t take it from me. Ask the guy who wrote the book The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. That would be Scott Plous, a psychology professor at Wesleyan University. “There’s no question that we have more choices than ever before, Plous agreed. “And decisions are generally harder and more time-consuming when there are lots of alternatives. Even Steve Jobs, whose technology allows us the misery of 18,000 music selections in our pockets, has to counteract so many choices by wearing the same outfit—blue jeans, blackturtleneck（高领翻毛衣）, New Balance sneakers—every single day of his life. With every move you make, you’re bombarded withpredicaments（窘况，困境）from the banal to the extraordinary, and you obviously can’t trust yourself to make the right decisions anymore—look where that’s gotten you. I know I’m not alone in this. We’re all feeling a little needy. Whom can we turn to? Friends and family always have their own agendas; therapists are useless. So, who’s left? | 
