This doesn't directly answer your question, but on the topic of feeling about the steps taken in the past, I have found this visual by Tim Urban helpful every t

This doesn't directly answer your question, but on the topic of feeling about the steps taken in the past, I have found this visual by Tim Urban helpful every time I find myself going down that rabbit hole: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy/status/1406980353986809861 https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy/status/1406980353986809861