There are no irreversible mistakes.

True learning arises from action. Practice deciding quickly.

If you believe that the purpose of life is optimizing and accumulating the best experiences, then yes, there are irreversible mistakes, and you will need to carefully plan out everything.

And yet, life will still disappoint you, much more often than you’d like. There are many contingencies and factors than you cannot plan for.

Here’s another way of looking at it: The real purpose of life is inner growth.

By choosing to align with this purpose, you’ll realize that there are no irreversible mistakes.

There are only continually new opportunities to grow your mindfulness and virtues.

It doesn’t matter where you are and what you’re doing:

Every moment can be deeply valuable.

Don’t be afraid to make any decision.

When you’ve gotten enough experience in any area of life, the decision in that area of life becomes obvious:

• Should I hold my hand on the hot stove? If I don’t want to get burned, “no” is the obvious choice.
• Should I go down Road A or B? I’ve experienced both. Road A has tons of traffic at this hour. If I’m trying to save time, Road B is the obvious choice.