""Each year, many college students spend more time planning their next spring break than their postcollege career, even though they'll spend a lot more time on the job than on vacation." Blame what Schneider and Belsky call choice challenges, or mental traps that practically everyone falls into at times, especially when making major career decisions."

Have to say I've fallen in to some of these choice challenges. Great article, even if you're not career-planning, because it explains a lot of the ways we make many of our choices.