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title: Life is chaotic
created: 2024-11-18T09:18:12
modified: 2026-02-05T07:51:24
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> “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” — Mike Tyson

> “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — E. M. Forster

> [“You can never plan the future by the past.” — Edmund Burke](https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/edmund_burke_161391)

[@markaurelMeditations2006]

> “When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it.” — Marcus Aurelius

> [“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” — C.S. Lewis](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/615-we-are-not-necessarily-doubting-that-god-will-do-the)

> “To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” — George Santayana

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計畫永遠趕不上變化

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Man Plans. God Laughs.

> 當我們自以為能掌控一切時，上帝早已在一旁當笑到袂振袂動。

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Write your life plan with a pencil that has an eraser.

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「我與命運有個約會！（赴命運之約！）」 (I have a [rendezvous](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rendezvous) with destiny!) ，意謂著生命的轉折點。

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[@mansonSubtleArtNot2016]

> “Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another.” — Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F\*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Problems are a feature of life, not a bug. There will never come a time when you have no problems.

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> “No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.” — Ian Wilson

Life is uncertain, but you have to [act](cultivate-a-strong-bias-towards-action.md) anyway.

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[Hope for the best, prepare for the worst](hope-for-the-best-prepare-for-the-worst.md)