As you can see from my highlights, much of this resonated with me. Plus, it's well-written. ;-)

You might enjoy this poem and explanation thereof that I wrote a few months ago regarding perspectives of mine and others: https://medium.com/channspirations/of-lenses-15623c1616c5

Here's a Henya Drescher essay I recommend regarding failures and misguided beliefs re happiness. https://medium.com/illumination/failures-teach-a-better-understanding-of-whats-necessary-to-succeed-a4a4848fe819 If you read it and comment, please mention I sent you to it.