I'm gonna be selfish

because this message is exactly what I need right now.

Exactly what I need to walk myself through.

And so I'm gonna dive into it fully

with the hope that in some context,

in some capacity, in some capacity,

you can pull this message or idea

and inject it into your own life,

whatever it is you're going through, whatever it is you're navigating.

Long story short, it's the shiny objects again.

It's forgetting what brought me here, what I love, what matters most.

It's looking around, knowing the destination, but spending time doing me things that aren't bringing me there.

So how does that happen?

Misalignment tends to sneak up like a lion stocking its prey.

In fact, sometimes I imagine that the value of a giant mosquito net that could be placed around the things

that matter so that all that complexity can't make its way in.

Let the externalities remain external, right?

And I walk and I think and I wonder, why is simplicity so difficult to protect?

Why is alignment always seeking to collapse in on itself?

And personally, why is my inclination the second I stop paying attention

to wander off the tracks and navigate in circles.

And well, that's the good news. It's like when you realize you've wandered off track or you're in

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