My friend Terry says that when you need to make a decision, in your work or otherwise, and you don’t know what to do, just do one thing or the other, because the worst that can happen is that you will have made a terrible mistake.

Why? Do you want to rescue me, too, Taylor? … That's what you're trying to do, isn't it? … I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it's not what I need right now. I need to handle this my own way.

I can't save you from yourself, you gotta want it.

When there is no gaining idea in what you do, then you do something.

Life is about not knowing and then doing something anyway.

You realize that nothing will save you, and so you must begin the work of saving yourself, which is the entire purpose of your life.

You must make your choice whether to hold on to some thing which cannot save you, or let go, and fall into the hands of the Lord.

And now I know it's hard when you don't know what to think

There is a certain terror that goes along with saying “My life is up to me.” It is scary to realize there’s no magic, you can’t just wait around, no one can really rescue you, and you have to do something. Not knowing what you want to do with your life — or not at least having some ideas about what to do next — is a defense against that terror. It is a resistance to admitting that the possibilities are not endless. It is a way of pretending that now doesn’t matter. Being confused about choices is nothing more than hoping that maybe there is a way to get through life without taking charge. Rather than take charge,

Be sure you have someone up your sleeve who will save you when you find yourself in deep s—.

Ian pretended that not knowing what to do was the hard part when, somewhere inside, I think he knew that making a choice about something is when the real uncertainty begins. The more terrifying uncertainty is wanting something but not knowing how to get it. It is working toward something even though there is no sure thing. When we make choices, we open ourselves up to hard work and failure and heartbreak, so sometimes it feels easier not to know, not to choose, and not to do.

Action forces prioritization.

If you're stuck deciding between options, force yourself to act. You can only act on one thing at a time, which means you will have to make something the top priority.

Even if you pick wrong, you'll learn something.

You don't know what to do with your fear; you just know when it does come, it has to be a secret you keep to yourself.

She says she doesn’t know what to do! But he says coldly that he knows what he wants to do, but he can’t.