Notes and links from Tue 14 July

Happy autumn! Oh, it’s still July? My mistake. Status: Psychotherapy day today so I’m taking it easy in the garden, grazing the internet and letting my thoughts settle. We talked a bit about my choice paralysis which can go from being a joke (when presented with a menu I will ask the waiting staff what they have too much of and I’ll have that so it’s not wasted) to being, well, paralysing. I’ve realised that through my life I’ve rarely had to make a big choice between two equal options. Most of the situations I’ve found myself in just imposed themselves upon me, or just required a yes/no answer, so I’ve never had much practice. Having to choose where I don’t know what the outcome might be is just horrifying. When I do find myself in that situation I’ll usually just wait until one of them expires and then do the other one, or do neither. I have no idea how common this is but it does make me wary of libertarians who crow about wanting absolute freedom. No thanks! Weather’s quite…