During Homecoming weekend on campus, both alums and reminiscing abounded. One alum was showing her husband the college library. “This is where I sat at a table with five index cards,” she said. “Each one had a major written on it. I tossed a coin and wherever it landed is what I was going to major in.”
I asked her what the outcome was. “Sociology,” she said. “And it has worked out well for me.”
Sometimes we expend a lot of emotional energy and time agonizing over decisions. At the end of the day, if we’re choosing between a set of good alternatives tossing a coin may be just as effective as a way to end the angst.
Originally published in modified form on October 14, 2013
