Why life’s biggest choices feel impossible in advance
BigThink · 9 Jun 2026

Why life’s biggest choices feel impossible in advance

Some life choices cannot be understood from the outside. Yale philosopher L.A. Paul argues that transformative experiences — parenthood, divorce, war, and other identity-defining decisions — can change the person who makes them. Data and testimony may show what happened to others, but they cannot fu


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Transformative experiences like parenthood and divorce fundamentally alter individuals, making it difficult to predict their impact before they occur. Yale philosopher L.A. Paul emphasizes that understanding these choices requires personal experience rather than external data.


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