 the ancient Israelites talk about how when they would go to war they would always leave one escape route for the enemy open to mess with their head because they would undermine their commitment knowing they had a backup plan. Yes, that's the OG life hack. One, just contemplating another way to achieve the result, not actually pursuing it, measurably diminishes the likelihood you'll achieve your true purpose, your plan. And then the second part is it'll ruin your intrinsic motivation to actually achieve it.