Sometimes I feel that we have too many options.

This isn’t our grandparent’s generation. If you’re growing up in the early 21st century your options in life are vast. More so than any generation in the history of the world.

More job opportunities, more money, more ways to spend your money. The world itself has become a smaller place. The internet connects us in ways never imagined just 30 years ago. We can learn, work and play like never before.

And as incredible as this is, it’s overwhelming.

With so many options available, how do you choose? The question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” used to have fewer answers. These days, it’s hard to know whether a chosen job will still exist when you grow up.

When you work, there are countless more things to spend your money on. And most of what we’re told we should buy adds no genuine value to our lives. How much money do we waste on pointless junk for a temporary dopamine dump?

And news. There was a time when people got their news from one or two sources. And, whether accurate or not, that was the news. Today it’s a Herculean effort to sift through everything. To dissect the stories we’re told in search of some fragment of truth.

These are, of course, first world problems. Or more accurately 21st-century problems, as many are shared universally.

But problems as they are, they’re remarkable problems to have. As overwhelming as having too many options can be, the opposite — a life without choice — is hardly a life at all.

Embrace the chaos.