Trade-offs do not mean you chose badly; they mean reality has limits.

Facing a trade-off is not evidence that you planned poorly or chose the wrong thing. It is what happens to everyone operating in a world with finite time and resources, including the people whose lives look effortless from outside. The presence of a cost says nothing about the quality of the decision.

When you feel the pull of what you gave up, take it as ordinary rather than as a sign of error. Acknowledge the loss and continue. Every path has one.