In physical warfare, the perpetrators are obvious. In cyber warfare, anonymous perpetrators can trigger a war between great powers. - Naval Ravikant

Memory and identity are burdens from the past preventing us from living freely in the present. [3]

In physical domains (diet, workouts), consistency is king.
In intellectual and social domains, wins are rare, sudden, and nonlinear - 99% of effort is “wasted.”
Once we find our ideal spouse, career, friends, we realize how much time we squandered by not moving on sooner.

Instead of treating events as wins or losses, ask “Did I learn something I can apply in the future?” If not, you must treat it as a loss.