Do you feel overwhelmed and disappointed with a purchase when there are just too many options? You may have occurred the overchoice effect. The reason for this is that you are trying to pick the best option, or even after making the purchase you believe you could have chosen something better. Interestingly though, neither children nor elders experience the overchoice effect. But there is a catch!

Is it possible to create beautiful clothing that doesn’t imperil the air quality? Limiting the damage from climate change requires cutting net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. But it isn’t just the carbon emissions you need to worry about. Once the clothes have been worn, used and thrown away, the non-biodegradable fabric they’re made from can sit in landfills for up to two centuries.

Everybody buys something, whether it’s sometimes or so often, it doesn’t matter. When we look at online shopping, as being an online shopper searching for the right product, one thing will always be a constant: Your life is a collection of countless conscious and unconscious decisions made day after day. And these decisions play a major role to save or waste your time or money.

It’s well documented that too much choice – ‘overchoice’, ‘choice paralysis’, ‘paradox of choice’, whatever you want to call it – rather than help people, causes a whole host of problems including a ton of anxiety and stress. When it comes to shopping online this ‘overchoice’ is just getting worse and worse.

Physical presence in the moment may always not match with your mental state. You have to make an especially intentional effort on these transitions when you work from home because you do not have the natural change of context cues in context of balance. Here are some of the ways to be less distracted and more present whether you are working or enjoying personal time.