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INCONSEQUENTIAL
Is this song
karaoke-worthy?
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Should I change
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DILEMMAS
Yes
No
I dropped food
on the floor.
Can I eat it?
Yes
Do I hug this person?
Yes
Can I call
in sick?
Should I
post this
online?
No
Yes
No
No
I’m at
the gym.
Now what?
45 Flowcharts
For Life’s Peskier Questions
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Table of contents
5 Introduction
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24 Should I compete in this Ironman triathlon?
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Is this look boho or hobo?
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I dropped food on the floor.
Can I eat it?
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I can’t swear with these freaking kids around.
What should I say instead?
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I left my reusable bag in the car.
Do I go back and get it?
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Am I too old to be at this party?
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There is food in another person’s teeth.
Do I say something?
18 Maybe I left the door unlocked.
I could have left the door unlocked.
Should I go back and check?
26 Should I do laundry?
28 Should I use an alias?
30 Can I call in sick?
32 Can I park here?
34 I just saw someone I know.
Do I say hi?
36 Should I post this online?
38 Can I wear a bindi?
40 Eat or toss?
42 I’m at the gym. Now what?
20 Should I go to law school or start
a rock band?
44 Should I cut my hair?
22 Should I get this street food?
46 Can I wear this shirt in public?
Introduction
74 Shots or soda water?
52 Should I get this $15 sandwich?
76 Should I listen to the voices
in my head?
54 Am I in a cult?
56 Should I watch this Pauly Shore movie?
58 Should I buy this somewhat overpriced,
unnecessary household item at Target?
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50 What should I be for Halloween?
If you’re looking for love or planning to switch careers, you’ll find a host of helpful books to
guide your decision-making process. But what of those less momentous choices we face on an
hourly basis—for example, How should I procrastinate? Should I squish this bug?
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72 Should I clean up after my dog?
These sorts of questions may seem relatively minor, but they comprise the bulk of the decision making we perform every day—and, thus, the bulk of the choices we make over the
course of a lifetime. Who’s to say what their cumulative impact may be? How do we know that these small reckonings, apparently so trivial in the short term, are less influential in the long run than the “biggies”?
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48 Bless you or gesundheit?
78 Should I hit snooze again?
80 Should I send flowers?
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What should I do with this empty bottle?
60 Shall I get this tattoo?
84 Should I wear this fedora?
62 Should I read another chapter or go to bed?
86 Should I squish this bug?
64 Should I change the channel?
88 Should I call my parents?
66 Do I hug this person?
90 How should I procrastinate?
68 Should I finish this carton of ice cream?
92 Should I have sex tonight?
70 Should I take an umbrella?
94 Is this song karaoke-worthy?
We don’t.
And so to be on the safe side, we’ve created Inconsequential Dilemmas , a collection of flowcharts to help you navigate those minor close calls with systematic confidence, ensuring a lifetime of sound choices and peace of mind.
Researchers date the term “flow chart” to around 1920, when early industrial-efficiency experts began using flowcharts to map manufacturing and other business systems. Most
likely, however, flowcharts go back much farther, and probably sprang from mathematics.
Some credit the first flowchart to Ada Lovelace, who in 1843 composed an algorithm that is now considered the world’s first computer code.
In today’s digital era, flowcharts have become one of the most popular forms of Internet meme.
Whether you’re an egghead or airhead, you can enjoy these charts’ capacity to illuminate problems in their entirety, both as linear processes and holistic systems. Like engineers of the
early 20th century, we remain enchanted by the form’s ability to help us visualize and deal with the unpredictability of life. All around us is chaos, yet flowcharts give us a sense of structure. Thanks to their satisfying lines and boxes, we may not only make better decisions
in our careers, but also in our Halloween costumes, haircuts, and karaoke selections.
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Can
I Eat
It?
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Yes
Was it a boss/
lover/parent?
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Is it sticky?
Is it a
raw steak?
Yes
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Is it an
emausaurus?
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I
DROPPED
FOOD
ON THE
FLOOR.
Did anyone see you?
No
Yes
Are you a
megalosaurus?
No
Yes
Don’t
eat it.
Did the cat
lick it?
Yes
Yes
Was it
expensive?
Are you
a puma?
No
Yes
No
Eat it.
Can you cut off the
part that touched
the floor?
Don’t
eat it.
No
Is your cat
healthy?
No
Yes
No
Is it bacon?
Yes
Eat it.
No
Yes
Yes
No
Eat it.
No
Yes
Don’t
eat it.
Eat it.
Your
call.
No
Your
call.
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Are you wearing
multiple layers?
Yes
Yes
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No
Yes
Are you a
Stevie Nicks
female
impersonator?
Rock on,
Gold Dust
Woman.
Does it contain
your lunch?
No
No
Were those
travels on
a lonesome
freight train?
Yes
BoHo
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Were those travels to
Ibiza, India, or St. Barts?
Are you carrying
a paper bag?
BoHo
No
No
Hobo
Hobo
Are you
Steven Tyler?
BoHo
Is that a bedspread
you’re wearing?
Yes
No
Yes
Are you wearing
cashmere?
No
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No
No
Yes
Are you
Stevie Nicks?
Yes
Are you wearing
something collected
on your travels?
Are you carrying a
bag that costs as
much as a used car?
No
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Is this look
Boho
or
hobo?
Are you wearing
multiple scarves?
No
Yes
No
BoHo
Hobo
BoHo
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