You never fully recover

Another 2 ideas out of Before Sunset make the combo complete

To have defined ones best self. To pursue that best self, even if it is overwriting your honest self. You just have to commit yourself to it.

Unfortunately, in all our weakness, that's what's likely to happen. Is realizing it the first step ?

This is life. This is it. It's happening now. Live it as if every day is your last. What is important ? What do you want ? What do you have to do ?

This should be then the second step. It's all perfectly in line with the GD theory, and the multiple "highest gradient tumbling-ball paths", you just have to give it that little push into one or another. What is lost is lost. You can never fully recover.