Break life down to the important parts.
What does that look like?
Simple. Most of life is hard and not reachable. Decisions made daily determine your future.
Life itself is a series of choices. Left. Right. Fast. Slow. Each one is a choice we make. The real question, do we spend the time to look at our choices? Do you understand the choice you made and why?
The more I read, listen, and study. The clearer everything gets. Life is neither good or bad. Your thinking about it makes it so.
And therein lies the rub. You are the driver. You are the decider. So yep, the good and bad that happens are just circumstances of life. How you feel about them and your actions create your life.
How do I feel?
To paraphrase Mark Manson, learn how to focus and prioritize your thoughts effectively. Pick and choose what matters to you and what does not matter to you.
There is a whole lot to this choice thing. And even more to life. But this at least gets you started thinking.
Use that thing between your ears.