It's a confusing world out there. Sometimes it's helpful to become spatially aware and readjust your proximity to it.
I remember hearing an old Chinese story that I thought was profound. It was something like: the wise person keeps a distance from the fire; the fool rushes in, gets burned then scampers into solitude wherein he/she wallows and suffers stupidly. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid. I can't respond to the world the same way now that I'm a man.
Sorry for using a 50-cent word, but "appropinquity" is a mantra that I've found helpful.
I remember hearing an old Chinese story that I thought was profound. It was something like: the wise person keeps a distance from the fire; the fool rushes in, gets burned then scampers into solitude wherein he/she wallows and suffers stupidly. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid. I can't respond to the world the same way now that I'm a man.