2025-01-30 -- life heuristics
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On 2025-01-26, I had to make a decision -- to "fell" it like
a tree, as we say in German -- and found it super hard. It's
easier when you have a guideline to hold on to. Here are two
conflicting ones.

Hell yeah or no -- from a blog post and book by Derek Sivers
[1]. The idea is to default to no, so that you won't have an
excuse when the good stuff comes knocking. Don't swallow all
that is proposed to you as if the weather depends on it; you
might choke. Heed Bo Burnham's warning of the messy burrito.
And Thoreau's: "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!"

Live for the story -- from a list of life tips on 9gag, from
2015 or so. When in doubt, err on the side of whatever would
make for the better story. If it turns bad, you have a story
to tell and laugh about [2]. If it turns good, you will have
an adventure to live -- which will enrich your life and make
you more interesting.

[1] https://sive.rs/hellyeah -- the first post
    https://sive.rs/hyn -- the second post, an excerpt from:
    https://sive.rs/n -- the entire book

[2] "Terrible situations, once exited, often become funny
     stories or proud memories."
     https://www.experimental-history.com/p/so-you-wanna-de-bog-yourself