More than two options

The milk has been spilt, and you have a choice. Do you clean it up or leave the mess where it is? Two options are what seem most obvious. When making a decision, the options can feel like a dichotomy. Do I want x or should I do y ? This or that (black or white). It is tempting to boil down options to only two. But, there are never rarely ever just two options. There is a spectrum of gray—choices…