Should I rent that empty store on Main Street and open a used book shop?
Should I teach my 7-year-old at home or send him to public school?
Should I take the higher-paying software sales job in Tulsa or stick to what I know in Baltimore?
Life is a parade of such questions and choices. Most everyday options—hamburger versus chicken at the grocery store, white blouse or blue for work—are simple enough, but the complicated ones, the game-changers, can be stressful, even terrifying. When big decisions loom, we peer into the future, trying to discern all possible outcomes, good and bad, but usually that crystal ball is cloudy, often because our thoughts are muddled….