"As it is better to lie squeezed in a narrow bed and be healthy than to be tossed with disease on a broad couch, so also it is better to contract yourself within a small competence and be happy than to have a great fortune and be miserable." Epictetus
Where is your competence? Although you might be good at many things you can never be in control of things that are beyond you. The best driver in the world is at risk when he crosses paths with the worse driver in the world.
Maintain a narrow focus on your goals and do not let them depend on things that you have no control over.
This is not about the Eric Hoffer book but he still might turn up from time to time.
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