the quota

I just got an idea. I hope it's good.

But if it's not, that's ok too.

Because as much as I'd like to think that all of my ideas are always good always, in reality they're not. Similarly, I tend to view my life in an overly idealistic fashion:

All details of my life are always in control always. All endeavors are always successful always. All facets of my life are always good always.

In reality they're not.

And I shouldn't expect them to be.

So maybe I should factor that in. Maybe there should be a quota for things going wrong. I'm not talking about a pessimistic outlook or bowing to the inevitability of problems. I'm just talking about gaining a little perspective. I'm talking about not sweating the small stuff (and it's all small stuff).

All in all, things are going pretty good. Things go wrong, but I'm far from my fair share of trouble. So today I resolve to remember that. And I think I will. Mostly.

It's funny how sometimes nights can be both great and terrible at the same time.

It reminds me of an process optimization problem where the variables are at odds.

The only way to optimize for variables at odds with each other is to make a value judgment.

I suppose that's what they pay me for.