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(At the outset, my apologies for missing to send this story at 9.30 am as always. I thought I had lined it up for sending, but clearly forgot to hit send! Sorry about that!)
A friend comes to you with a tough problem - he's having to choose between two bad options. Thing is he neither wants the rock nor the hard place. Neither the devil nor the deep sea!
What advice do you give him?
Instead of thinking through the pros and cons of both options, maybe you should consider telling him a story.
The flagpole story.
In this article, writer and podcaster Jason Feifer shares this story (orignally told by Marc Rudolph, cofounder of Netflix):
Sometimes the best between two bad options is a third one.
Here's how Jason summarises the insight:
Knock the flagpole down.
A neat example of an analogy story to make your point.
#SOTD 63
Ravi
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