I have two ways that I try approach these kinds of decisions. One is through creating scenarios of anticipatory regret. Try to project yourself out a few years or so. Imagine that you took each one of the courses you're contemplating, and that it's now a few years down the line. Which course of action will leave you with fewer regrets? The second way is from something I read in a Carlos Castenada book - if two paths are leading in different directions, take the one with heart in it. All our paths lead to the same place - nowhere, death. So if you have a choice, take the path with heart.posted by jasper411 at 11:11 AM PST on August 29