Countless books and movies have grappled with this question, yet we’ve never quite reached a consensus as to whether knowing your future would be a good thing.

On the one hand, being armed with foreknowledge could prepare you for future happenings and help you meet them head-on. On the other, knowing something bad happens could lead you to try and prevent it from coming to pass — which, as those same books and movies tell us, never quite works out. Maybe it’s best to meet each day as it comes?