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Decision Spread

A fork held open: the question at the center, then each path with its tendency. The spread will not choose for you — it makes the two futures concrete enough that your own preference stops hiding.

When it helps: Two real options, both defensible, and a deadline.

The positions

  1. 1

    The Question

    What is actually being decided — often slightly different from the question you brought.

  2. 2

    Path A

    The character of the first path — what saying yes to it feels like from inside.

  3. 3

    Path A Outcome

    Where the first path tends — its lean, not its guarantee.

  4. 4

    Path B

    The character of the second path.

  5. 5

    Path B Outcome

    Where the second path tends.

Ways to ask

  • Stay in this job or take the offer?

  • Move home or stay in the city another year?

  • Help me weigh these two options honestly.

Lay it for yourself

The composer opens with this draw ready to send — add your own context, then let the deck answer.