Decisions, decisions

It is a well-known fact — to me, at any rate — that I hate making decisions. I am very good at weighing up the pros and cons, but what typically happens is that I get the pros to precisely balance the cons, and then I freeze up and tremble in an immobilising state of indecisiveness!

Despite this, I managed to make a big decision relatively recently, as hinted at by the previous post containing a photo of the Melbourne tram sporting an advertisement for the University of Tasmania. As some people guessed, I have accepted a position at my alma mater, as an associate professor in mathematics education on the Hobart campus … which is the same kind of job as my current position but 600km closer to Antarctica (well, that’s one way of looking at it!).

I have mixed feelings about the prospect. I am excited about the opportunities it will bring, but there are many things I am going to miss too. It is also a well-known fact — to me, at any rate — that I hate change. I expect there will be a few blog entries about different aspects of this in the coming weeks (if I get time).

Needless to say my head is all over the place at the moment, because there is a huge list of tasks that need to be completed in the next three months or so (and I haven’t started making the actual To Do list yet!). It should be obvious that one of the consequences of this decision is the need to make even more decisions and deal with lots of changes.

Aaagh.

Please be understanding if I am not my usual equable self. (Oh, yeah? Who is that, then?!)

UPDATE/POSTSCRIPT: Someone, coincidentally, just sent me this link to a New York Times article on decision fatigue. It explains everything, including why I need chocolate right now.