...that intense and deep aren’t the same thing even if you’ve convinced yourself they are. Intense is momentary and fleeting; deep is the result of time and energy.

...that as soon as you begin to believe in the self narrative of either your irrelevance or superiority you’re setting yourself up for the universe to kick you in the nuts.

...that you eat a 72-ounce steak one bite at a time.

...that just like in 2016 and 2020, it doesn’t make a dent in the shitpile if you accept the decision the voting population made. Screaming and falling all over yourself in anxiety is not going to change it and it just makes your days suck. Hunker down and strategize, be dispassionate and focused.

...that what goes around, comes around. The behaviors of the past are, in some fashion, are going to be answered in kind. The best approach is to take it with some humility and self reflection.