I have experienced zero joy in my clothes cupboard recently. When I open it I’m thrown into crisis. It’s not that I hate my clothes, it’s that I feel that I’m being asked yet again to decide who I actually am.
Should I wear the clothes of “mother”, “producer”, “student”, “broadcaster” or any of the other random parts I play. Any selection makes me feel slightly different — although to anyone else, I probably just look a bit like me. Consequently, my day starts with a small existential crisis — every single morning.
That’s because, apparently, making choices is becoming more of a problem as our options keep increasing. Dr Lisa MacLean, an American psychiatrist and the chief wellness officer of the Henry Ford Wellness System, says that the average 21st-century person makes more than 35,000 decisions a day, which depletes us and creates decision fatigue. Which is why I should probably decide who I am and stick to that clothes line.
The problem is I’m 62 and I am still not sure..