The Either-Way Test

You cannot find out what happens next, and you still have to decide tonight. This page takes the decision away from the forecast — one question, applied to whatever you were about to spend months on.

• What it is: one question asked of three or four things you are considering.
• Who fills it in: you, alone. Nobody has to agree with your answers.
• When: before you commit the next block of evenings, and any time you catch yourself reading the argument again instead of doing the thing.
• Time: fifteen minutes.