> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://soulcandy.georgestrakhov.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://soulcandy.georgestrakhov.com/choose_your_attitude.md). # Choose your attitude If you are feeling bad, chances are, it's because of too many possibilities. You see, there is an important distinction between possibilities and options: options are real, while possibilities are often not. Let's play this out. Imagine you are on your way to a meeting and you get stuck in a traffic jam. The reason you are frustrated (and possibly even angry) is that there are other possibilities in your head: What if you were not in a traffic jam? What if you had chosen a different route? What if you had a helicopter? Those possibilities can drive you crazy while you are stuck in a car. Your options are very few though: you can spend the next hour of your life frustrated and unhappy or you can turn some nice music on and choose to enjoy. When you are suffering from a lack of choice, it's likely because you are overly aware of other possibilities that are out of reach. But you can focus on your real options instead. And the most important choice, the choice that nobody can take away from you, the choice that you have in every single situation in life - is the choice of attitude. So choose your attitude. In a way, that's the only choice you have. Read More: * Viktor Frankl --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://soulcandy.georgestrakhov.com/choose_your_attitude.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.