You are going to take whichever job the coin flip lands on. Assign job one to heads and job two to tails. Now flip. Its heads! Now, do you feel happy that it landed on heads or disappointed? That’s the real answer you are looking for – how you feel about the outcome. That was inside you all along but hard to put your finger on with all the analysis. That intuitive and emotional input to your decision is the “gut” to add to the analysis of the “head” and really learn where you should go. The coin flip does not tell you what to do, but it does help you tell yourself.
The coin flip test can be useful for other binary decisions as well, professional and personal. Any time we are in a dilemma where we have to make a decision with the information we have, our intuitive / emotional brain can be a powerful ally. But it is often suppressed by the doubts of our analytical minds wanting a clear, logical best choice. In many circumstances, not making a choice is the most harmful thing to do. So toss a coin and learn how you feel inside about your choices; how your subconscious has processed the options. Learn what you really want to do when analysis paralyzes your decision making apparatus. If you are happy it came up tails because that means you are going to skip visiting Aunt Shirley for Christmas this year or hire that very energetic marketing candidate, then it is the right decision for you and move ahead without regrets.