Binary Choices in a Flowchart World

Binary Choices in a Flowchart World

June 17, 2025

I obtained an 1894 Morgan silver dollar yesterday.

I decided to let it decide my future today.

7am: Heads, I get out of bed; tails, I sleep in.

8am: Heads, I fight traffic and drive into work; tails, I take a rideshare and read a book instead.

9am: Heads, I speak with Debbie about her book club choice, “Pride and Prejudice”; tails, I keep my mouth shut.

10am: Heads, I keep working to meet a deadline; tails, give book club another chance.

11am: Heads, take all of the copies of “Pride and Prejudice” I find in the trash can to Goodwill during my lunch; Tails, watch Debbie’s reaction to seeing all of the copies of “Pride and Prejudice” in the trash can right before her book club lunch meeting.

Noon: Heads, try sushi and green tea at my desk; tails, devour pizza slices like I was in college.

1pm: Heads, suck up to the boss and begin a new project because I am ahead; tails, hide from my boss until quitting time.

2pm: Heads, meet the new client at a bar, hoping to close additional business; tails, remain at my desk working until close of business.

3pm: Heads, show the new client my silver dollar because they see me using it; tails, give the new clients my silver dollar because they signed the contract.

4pm: Discover DoorDash delivers silver dollars to neighborhood bars.

5pm: Heads, depart the bar, because it is the end of the business day; tails, make sure I always have a few extra Morgan silver dollars on hand at all times.

6pm: Discover a waitress who is impressed with a man using Morgan silver dollars, although rideshare still wants cash.