A questioner expresses her feeling of being short on time, which leads to restlessness and an attempt to do many things at once. This results in a lack of concentration and productivity, as she feels her mind is tricking her into inaction by constantly presenting new "important" tasks. Acharya Prashant responds that there is not much wrong with the approach of considering many things, as life has many options and time is limited. The real issue is not the number of choices but the lack of prioritization. He explains that after seeing the available options, the next step is to prioritize. He gives a personal example of having three books by his bedside, glancing through them, and then narrowing down to one to read for an hour. He states that it is alright to be conscious of the choices available, but one must have a value system to clearly prioritize. Concentration without discretion is meaningless. The problem is not a lack of concentration, as people naturally concentrate on what they value, such as a greedy man on money or a lustful person on sex. The real issue is knowing *what* to concentrate on, which decides the quality of life. The most important question is, "What matters? What is important?" To know what is important, one must know oneself. This is the importance of self-knowledge. When you know your inner constitution, you also know what is important for you. This is valuation: knowing what to accord value to. Spirituality and Vedanta teach what to value, with liberation being the topmost value. When choices appear very close, the only way forward is to probe and experiment.