Take-the-Silver-or-Take-the-Lead Dilemma

A dilemma is a fork where both roads charge toll. Take-the-Silver-or-Take-the-Lead Dilemma is a classic of the species.

What helps is deciding in advance what you value more, before the pressure arrives. In the moment, pressure does the deciding, and pressure has poor judgement.

The vegetable vendor with a tin box knows what the salaried man with three apps forgets: count the cash at the end of the day, every day, without drama.

Money is a good clerk and a terrible master; the arrangement is entirely up to us. If this page made you think of one specific person, do not send it to them. Apply it to yourself first; that is how these things work.