#181 Dear Baby: Am I fit to be a parent?

The irony of organizing your life around mistake-avoidance is that, rather than making you feel calmer, it keeps you in an anxious state, ratcheting up the stakes of your life until you’re moving through it like you would a decision tree, each notable occurrence redirecting you toward a different destination. We’re meant to be. Wait no, we’re doome... See more

“The thinking part of you can tell you that a decision has been made, but it’s not the part of you which decides things.”