The structure on the right, however, is highly robust, and a person with a goal structure like this will be far more emotionally robust. As soon as one goal fails, he can pivot over to another, and the more quickly this can be done, the less time has to be spent suffering, and the sooner he can get back to pursuing his ends. This is why you need to develop alternates for your goals. Carve out as many alternate paths to your higher goals as you can.
Forking Paths
