Freedom means preserving enough capacity to change direction.

Committing everything to one path can be the right decision, and it does mean that changing direction later requires dismantling rather than adjusting. Preserving some capacity, in time, money, or attention, keeps a change of course from being an all-or-nothing event.

Before committing fully to something, ask what it would take to change your mind in two years. If the answer is that it would be impossible, consider holding a little back.