I must have what must be a superpower in well thought out bad decisions that I have not business making. At the very least that is what it can feel like to me in the moments and the trying times when those decisions are to be questioned, even though I have also become mature enough to realize what exactly is happening.
Some of these decisions are absolutely life altering and would likely have put me in a completely different trajectory as far as my life is concerned. Decisions from whether or not to relocate to changes in my career and more recently romantic involvements over the past couple of years have me sometimes questioning my choices.
One rather nihilistic trick I have learnt that seems to work for me is to prepare for the worst during the best of times. When it comes to things like financial planning it might make a lot of sense, but I know many people will be skeptical to apply it to areas like romantic commitments and career choices.
However I think it creates some level of ease for all stakeholders involved and the most important stakeholder of all - me. It makes me able to quickly realign my expectations especially of the things that I have no significant control over and the actions of others. I am also able to live and move on more freely if need be.
Of course the danger there is not getting too attached to anything but I really don't see it as healthy in today's world to be attached to anything because of life's fleeting nature.
