There is another reason why you might chose spirals over rows which is that while spirals are more opportunist and agile, rows require you to work harder at the

There is another reason why you might chose spirals over rows which is that while spirals are more opportunist and agile, rows require you to work harder at the start and then reap your rewards later - perhaps a little more waterfall. Regardless of approach, your opening bite requires pushing your teeth down in between unharvested rows rows and clearing out a patch of cob. On the second bite however you can now chose between the base of your newly cleared patch which is literally the "low hanging fruit" (spiral approach) or move directly along and open up a new row (row approach). The base of your open patch offers good purchase for your upper teeth, high visibility of any oddities that may be lying under the surface and a good understanding of how much you're going to be able to expect from the next bite based on what you just had. Should you find that the cob is too much for you, you can also chop the remainder off, wrap it in clingfilm and keep it for later (or feasibly offer it to another diner). A row approach means opening up the whole cob in one go. It's hard work at the start and you're fully committed. If you give up half way through you can't really offer your corn to anyone else or bag it for later - it's basically a mess. That said, after that first push you'll never need to open up any new rows and the rest of the process is pretty formulaic - you get all of the uncertainty out of the way at the start. From this I'd also guess at the following correlations: Row eaters: - tend to start projects solo & keep going on their own - tend to have a lot of unfinished projects that don't work - like to tackle "big picture problems" - tend towards optimism Spiral eaters - happy to break projects down and collaborate. Unfussed by solo or otherwise - good at finishing projects - not that fussed by starting projects - tend towards realism / pessimism Disclaimer Everything that you're currently thinking :)