> Needing things to be a particular way limits your scope.

That's a big truth.  Limits your scope, and leaves you increasingly buffeted by the world.

elvismercury

This resonates pretty strongly with me, too. It reminded me of the optionality post 

I'm trying to be in a position where, if I "find the thing that unites them all, that I can give myself to", I can jump on it. Until then, it's a slow building out and accumulation of things that might help me do so, and move me in the direction I want to go, either way.

Gradually, then suddenly. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

It also made me think about entropy. I think being able to tolerate larger amounts of entropy allows you to take more advantage of different situations and see the potential in them. Needing things to be a particular way limits your scope.

mostly_harmless

Instead of your life's purpose

This resonates pretty strongly with me, too. It reminded me of the optionality post https://stacker.news/items/512150/r/Undisciplined from a couple months ago.

I'm trying to be in a position where, if I "find the thing that unites them all, that I can give myself to", I can jump on it. Until then, it's a slow building out and accumulation of things that might help me do so, and move me in the direction I want to go, either way.

Gradually, then suddenly. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

It also made me think about entropy. I think being able to tolerate larger amounts of entropy allows you to take more advantage of different situations and see the potential in them. Needing things to be a particular way limits your scope.