Yet it's simple, but not easy, which is usually a sign it's pointing at something real

It takes energy, attention, and emotional bandwidth, so it's reasonable (and healthy) to be selective about where you spend it. Otherwise you end up being an unpaid therapist for people who never reciprocate.

"Being interesting" is often just "being present"

Once something exists, decisions collapse around reality instead of possibility

What's ironic is that all that analysis is often framed as being responsible or strategic, when in reality it's risk avoidance dressed up as rigor

And overthinking starts to feel less like diligence and more like avoidance

Planning feels safe because it lets you postpone judgment

Failure, bad execution, and tiny progress all count. That's the part people conveniently forget while optimizing their toolchains and workflows

Subscriptions changed the psychology completely. Even when an app is objectively good, you're forced to evaluate it like a service contract

Forstall is an interesting thought experiment, but probably pure nostalgia