Would You Rather: Have hiccups for an hour every day or Have a runny nose all year?
Would you rather Have hiccups for an hour every day or Have a runny nose all year? Everyday dilemmas work because they are everyday. "Have hiccups for an hour every day" or "Have a runny nose all year" — you will face something like this soon. What does "Have hiccups for an hour every day" actually feel like up close? Not in the abstract, but in the Tuesday afternoon version of it. The version where the initial thrill or shock has worn off and you are just living with it. That is where the real test of this choice lies. The everyday angle adds another layer because these questions are never purely personal — they ripple outward into how you relate to others. And then there is "Have a runny nose all year". Not better, not worse — just different in ways that matter. This option asks you to give up something specific, and the specificity is what makes it hard. Generic sacrifices are easy to agree to in theory. But "Have a runny nose all year" names exactly what you would lose, and that precision is uncomfortable. In the everyday category, this kind of discomfort is the whole point. Here is where it gets personal. The choice between "Have hiccups for an hour every day" and "Have a runny nose all year" is not really about the options themselves. It is about what you are afraid of. Some people.