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I came to the same conclusion about a month ago. Some of the examples he listed I solve by tossing a coin and leaving it up to chance. I only do this when I really don't care about the outcome. Before tossing the coin, I make sure of this, if I prefer an outcome, then I don't need to toss. There was a famous quote that more or less said the same thing.


Tossing a coin is actually a great mechanism for bringing your unconscious into the decision. Flip the coin. If you suddenly feel yourself wishing it fell the other way, then your gut is telling you to to go with the other decision. Most likely your gut doesn't care and you can just go whichever the coin falls.




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