History has no shortage of examples of people who did things mostly right and had awful outcomes; contentedness and success aren't always highly correlated to choice. The disconnect between good decisions and good outcomes is an existential one I think, and fuel for despondency and nihilism.
Thing is, there is no alternative. We can either show up as best as we're able, thoughtfully making decisions -- which may at least have some probability of success -- or not (which will have 0 chance). If we choose the latter, we're always have a lingering doubt; what... (read more)
History has no shortage of examples of people who did things mostly right and had awful outcomes; contentedness and success aren't always highly correlated to choice. The disconnect between good decisions and good outcomes is an existential one I think, and fuel for despondency and nihilism.
Thing is, there is no alternative. We can either show up as best as we're able, thoughtfully making decisions -- which may at least have some probability of success -- or not (which will have 0 chance). If we choose the latter, we're always have a lingering doubt; what... (read more)