Just read an interesting article about how to get good at something - just practice. Of course there's some nuances around it (as usual with these bold statements), but essentially, you are not born great you are born with the opportunity to be great. Slightly different take on the same thing I guess. No-one picks up a violin and starts playing it like a maestro, but they might be able to play it well after a lesson or 2, or maybe even watching/listening to some one play it well.
I have a long held view/fantasy that being able to live 2 parallel lives would save us all a lot of grief/pain/angst. You just pick to choose which one had the best outcome at the end (although 'the end' would have to be defined somewhat). e.g. I take a job that I was unsure about (life1), or I keep the same job (life2). After an unspecified duration, the 2 lives are assessed and the one that seemed to be 'the best' was taken, discarding the 'bad option' in the bin. Hmm, the more I explore this idea, the more complex it seems. Maybe I'll stick to the one - its' enough for me.
