The Franklin method

I have the chance to go spend more time on the Tour Divide this year. Should I take it? Here I use the benjamin franklin method of decision making: make a pro and con list, keep it up to date for several days in a row at least.

  • Pro
    • I’ve earned this
    • I negotiated for it
    • Lots of people are cheering me on
    • Doing big adventures is an important part of my identity
    • I’ve been preparing for this for a long, long time
    • I GET to do this – I don’t have to, I’m choosing to.
    • What would I do instead?

  • Against
    • I might not finish
    • It will be hard
    • I know how lonely it gets
    • I’ve already done a bunch of it
    • The stories I made last time haven’t amounted to much

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