Sometimes we can feel like we’re forced to choose between “the lesser of two evils,” when we’re faced with a choice between options we’d prefer to avoid altogether. We begrudgingly make our choice (or possibly we’re either clever enough or stubborn enough in that moment to find a way to choose neither) and we move on.
When confronted with the choice between multiple good options, the choice can be much harder!
At least with “evils,” we don’t want any of them. With “goods,” we want them all! So we overextend. There’s a reason there’s no such phrase as “bite off less than you can chew.” That’s nobody’s problem. Instead, people try to do all the fun things, or all the good things, or all the projects.
You need to pick the best one – and only the best one. Do the most good you can while leaving room to breathe. Without that, you won’t be able to sustain, and you’ll miss much more good in the long run.
The Opportunity Machine 