Here's a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up -- or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult.  But that's because we think about them the wrong way, says philosopher Ruth Chang. She offers a powerful new framework for shaping who we truly are.

Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices

How to make hard choices

Choosing between equally challenging options reveals our power to define ourselves and our values, beyond mere comparison.

Hard choices are not a curse but a godsend, offering the rare opportunity to exercise our normative power and become authors of our lives.

Facing hard choices allows us to create reasons for our actions, encouraging us to forge our identity and embrace personal agency.