Leap of Trust

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day who was stuck on a decision. They had a list. A good list. Pros on one side, cons on the other, a third column for things that were technically pros but felt like cons, and a fourth column I did not fully understand. We went back and forth for a while. Every time they picked an option, a new variable showed up from somewhere. At some point I said, "This reminds me of when people try to buy a car." Because that one everybody has lived through. You start looking and within a week you have seventeen tabs open and a spreadsheet nobody asked for. This one has the better mileage. That one has the better interior. This one is cheaper but depreciates faster. That one has a five-star safety rating but the service center is forty minutes away. No single car has everything, and the longer you sit with the spreadsheet, the longer you are the person without a car. And even if you do pick one, there is always going to be a newer model next…