When I moved to Canada, I was around 10 years old.
Like many immigrant families, money was tight.
I started working as early as I could; around 16. I got a job at Food Basics.
I still remember a feeling I had back then.
For the first time, I felt like I was helping reduce pressure on my parents because I could support myself.
That feeling felt very clear.
Not easy.
Clear.
I knew what mattered.
As we get older, life often becomes more complicated.
We learn more. We have more responsibilities. More choices. More information.
Sometimes the challenge is not lack of options.
It is having too many options at once.
Think about the situation you wrote down last week.
Now do this:
List the real options.
Not every possible option.
Only the ones you would realistically choose.
Most people list 5–10.
But when you are honest, it is usually 2–3.
Cross out the ones you would never realistically pick.
Now you are left with one or two real options.
Clarity rarely comes from more thinking.
Sometimes it comes from fewer choices.
— Greg