No more troubles with long lists inserted in your selection fields.

Select2 Field Extension
Enable Select2
Transform your Select Field type input to a more useful Select2.
You can enable this option from Form > Content > Form Fields > Select Field > e-addons Tab.
Placeholder
On standard Select input it’s not possible to add a Placeholder, now you can!
You don’t have to create an extra empty Option to simulate it.
DEMO
Select2 Enabled
Select2 is indispensable when you have a large range of options in your Select field.
Perhaps you could also add a Placeholder visible when User has not select an option, so the first empty option is selected.