The “Do It” flowchart
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Inspired by a recent email by Melissa Gira about doing something “for the story of it,” I present you with… my decision-making flowchart:


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Posted in: Personal, Philosophy | 20 June 2010 | by: sarah #1557

8 Responses to “The “Do It” flowchart”

  1. jenka Says:
    June 20th, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    this is how jason ended up married to someone he’d known for 2 weeks.

  2. sarah Says:
    June 20th, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    And it was totally the right thing to do. Because I got a new apartment out of the deal. See? Flowchart WINS!

  3. Miriam Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 5:38 am

    That’s awesome! I’ve been trying to decide whether to drive cross-country even though I haven’t really taken long trips before. I was leaning toward yes, but following a flowchart and getting to “Of course silly! Do it!” makes it feel more less half-baked. My brain is easy like that.

  4. Miriam Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 5:41 am

    er, “less half-baked.” LESS.

  5. Catherine Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 11:12 am

    YES! :)

    Maybe I should get this tattooed on me.

  6. Andy Says:
    July 19th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    …o.O Why is starting a new blog the answer at the lower right corner? I followed all the routes so I understand how one gets there, but why a blog? *Fails at keeping blogs updated*

  7. Amelia Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    This is great! Thanks for the laughs *and* the inspiration:)

  8. Jennifer Says:
    September 9th, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Please, please let me know if you ever make a poster out of this… I’ll be the first to buy! :)