It’s easier to google it, but is it better?
It’s easier to order Door Dash, but is it better?
It’s easier to vote straight-ticket, but is it better?
It’s easier to stick with your current job, but is it better?
Often it is both. That’s a win. With the thousands of choices we make every day, we must outsource to easier in most cases. Our energy budget requires it.
Sometimes, however, the path that takes more time, effort, or emotional risk pays off in spades. The stories from your personal journey that you remember and shape who you are today rarely include the easier path.
Sometimes harder is better. The key is to spend your limited energy budget on those times.
