I’m not sure how I came across this post, but I’m grateful that I did. I’ve felt an amorphous version of this for a while now, and you’ve helped me pin some articulation to it.
I admire your courage to openly share your little deaths with others! And while it’s easy to second guess yourself, I find it helpful to remind myself that most choices are reproducible. If you created yourself a lucrative offer from one place, you can probably do it again somewhere else (and then choose to accept it next time). At that point the question becomes whether you desired doing so in the first place, instead of whether you made the “right choice” the last time around.
And such a good point. For many choices, we do have the ability to go back and revisit them (in some form or another) so there is only a loose permanence to our decisions.
Something I didn’t really even touch on in this essay, but a huge part of my decision marking process.
“Although the numbers may change, the way we feel largely stays the same.” It’s so true.
I’ve experienced a number of different financial realities over the course of my working years, but my income hasn’t always perfectly correlated with my enjoyment of life.
I’m not sure how I came across this post, but I’m grateful that I did. I’ve felt an amorphous version of this for a while now, and you’ve helped me pin some articulation to it.
I admire your courage to openly share your little deaths with others! And while it’s easy to second guess yourself, I find it helpful to remind myself that most choices are reproducible. If you created yourself a lucrative offer from one place, you can probably do it again somewhere else (and then choose to accept it next time). At that point the question becomes whether you desired doing so in the first place, instead of whether you made the “right choice” the last time around.
I’m glad you made it here too Azmain!
And such a good point. For many choices, we do have the ability to go back and revisit them (in some form or another) so there is only a loose permanence to our decisions.
Something I didn’t really even touch on in this essay, but a huge part of my decision marking process.
“Although the numbers may change, the way we feel largely stays the same.” It’s so true.
I’ve experienced a number of different financial realities over the course of my working years, but my income hasn’t always perfectly correlated with my enjoyment of life.
Thought-provoking piece, Zac!