The article discusses a mental model where every night symbolizes the end of one's previous life and the birth of a new self each morning. This perspective encourages individuals to shed their past commitments that no longer serve them, and to make better decisions by not being trapped by sunk costs or ego. The author emphasizes how our identities are often intertwined with our commitments, which can lead us to continue in unfulfilling situations. By viewing each day as a fresh start, we can liberate ourselves from these constraints.
When you go to sleep each night, your previous life is over. The person who wakes up the next morning is starting fresh. This perspective shift sounds trivial but has profound implications.
Most people live as if they're legally bound to honor every commitment they made in the past... We become hostages to our past decisions, dragging them forward day after day.
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