How to Decide to Change Your Way

A trade-off and choices you may have to make

Digital composition with a painting. By the author.

“Life is about tradeoffs. It’s about choices because we can’t have it all. That’s the harsh reality of it.”

“A vida é feita de trocas. É sobre escolhas, porque não podemos ter tudo. Essa é a dura realidade disso.” Eu iria pela cor da porta…

Which one?

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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Trade-off.

• A balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time the education versus experience trade-off which governs personnel practices — H. S. White.
• A giving up of one thing in return for another: exchange.

What is another word for a trade-off?

Exchanges, swap, shift, bartering, replacing…

How do you make a trade-off?