There is so much uncertainty today, and our threshold to endure it wanes quickly. Waiting used to make more sense in slower-paced times; it even added value back then. Now, even a single dragging minute makes us impatient and anxious. This is why it’s becoming harder and harder to settle on a choice. The 100–0 effort formula isn’t working anymore—it only makes things worse and leaves us feeling sorry for ourselves. Where are we really going with all these complications inside our heads?

I recently read an interview with India’s NSA, Ajit Doval. He said, “There are no inherently right or wrong decisions. There are only choices. It’s only through execution and the results that we come to know whether a choice was the right one.”

So does that mean I, too, will only understand my choice later—after the time and effort are spent? And what if the choice costs us our life?