To appear socially valuable, we’re all incentivized to seem as though we know what we want and always have, that we’re adept at evaluating risks in life and at making good calls along the way. To establish such a reputation, we are each tasked with a creative challenge—to weave the many choices we’ve made over the years into a cohesive and flattering story about who we are. We do this almost automatically. We can’t help ourselves. Come to think of it, I do it throughout this whole book.
