This reading is challenging me in ways I didn’t expect.
The quote “pretending there is no choice only makes our decisions worse” really struck me. I’ve always approached helping others with the mindset that everyone deserves help and they do. But this reading is asking me to accept something difficult: that I can’t help everyone, and that choosing to help 98 people effectively might mean I can’t reach the other 2.
That’s a hard pill to swallow. My instinct is to worry about those 2 people, to feel like I’m leaving someone behind. I want to live in a world where everyone gets help, where all lives are saved. The scout mindset and scope sensitivity concepts are pushing me to accept reality that with limited resources, I can do more good by being strategic, even though it goes against everything that feels natural to me.
I’m still processing this shift in perspective. The realization that acceptance is necessary doesn’t make it easier, but I understand now that it’s the first step toward actually maximizing the good I can do. It’s about being honest with myself about what’s possible, rather than spreading myself too thin and helping fewer people as a result.
This is uncomfortable, but I think that means I’m learning something important.
This reading is challenging me in ways I didn’t expect.
The quote “pretending there is no choice only makes our decisions worse” really struck me. I’ve always approached helping others with the mindset that everyone deserves help and they do. But this reading is asking me to accept something difficult: that I can’t help everyone, and that choosing to help 98 people effectively might mean I can’t reach the other 2.
That’s a hard pill to swallow. My instinct is to worry about those 2 people, to feel like I’m leaving someone behind. I want to live in a world where everyone gets help, where all lives are saved. The scout mindset and scope sensitivity concepts are pushing me to accept reality that with limited resources, I can do more good by being strategic, even though it goes against everything that feels natural to me.
I’m still processing this shift in perspective. The realization that acceptance is necessary doesn’t make it easier, but I understand now that it’s the first step toward actually maximizing the good I can do. It’s about being honest with myself about what’s possible, rather than spreading myself too thin and helping fewer people as a result.
This is uncomfortable, but I think that means I’m learning something important.