Too much correlation

We think when bad stuff happens, we must be doing something wrong. And when good stuff happens, then we must be doing something right.

But rarely, that is the case. The truth is stuff happens. No matter what we are doing. Sometimes we get the outcome we deserve. Other times, we just don’t. Life can feel more like chance regardless of effort. Instead, we can adopt this posture that people like us do hard stuff like this regardless of the outcome, you keep go.