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Every Choice Matters

Hello Dear Reader, I write this to you as a warning for your life. Below is my story. It's been a bit of a revelation these last few years, and I wanted to share it with you because I want it in the open. I want people to know that their life matters. Every decision, every turn, every move you make, matters. Let's start here: For many people who know me, I've always seemed to have a one-track mind, a singular focus for particular subjects like my obsession with golf, my affinity for the cinema, and in my younger years, a love of sharks. This is due to my Asperger's Syndrome, a mild case, but nonetheless diagnosed. I learned only about things that interested me, and minimal amounts of anything else. A habit I still carry with me, albeit not as severely. I'm someone whose entire life has been about avoiding failure and taking the easy way out. I never saw failure as an opportunity for growth and self-reflection on my character. Instead, I saw it as an indicato