Staged alternative

Turns "X or Y" into "Y first, then X, once a named condition is met." You are not splitting the difference or leaving the pair; you are putting both poles on a timeline and writing down the trigger that flips you from one to the other.

Turns "X or Y" into "Y first, then X, once a named condition is met." You are not splitting the difference or leaving the pair; you are putting both poles on a timeline and writing down the trigger that flips you from one to the other.

Example

Your staged door: keep the corporate job, build the conservation nonprofit nights and weekends, and quit the day it clears $6,000 a month for three straight months. Same two options, sequenced, with a number that decides for you instead of another dinner argument.