Trichotomy
Nov
26
2013
Many of you may be aware of the trichotomy of features, perhaps better known as “choose any 2 of these 3”.
I think I first heard it applied to dating, by some classmates in high school.
I next heard it applied at work:
The quickest, best quality bid will cost you extra money.
The cheapest, quickest bid will be of low quality.
And the best quality, cheapest bid won’t be done in time.
Then I got to thinking “what other areas present such a choice?” Here are some other things I thought up:
Any others you think should be added to the list?
Go and speak to David, ‘Thus the Lord says, “I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.”’
2 Samuel 24:12
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 6:37 am and has been carefully placed in the Life category.
November 26th, 2013 at 2:26 pm
No, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t spend ten minutes staring at my cubicle wall thinking about it. The real estate one is my favorite.