# 02 [Grappling with vastness](https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2022-01-08-08:36.html) > "Choosing smaller problems allows me to grapple with things that are my size, and that I know I can handle, but as I expand the scope, I have to grapple with a world of possibilities that is vastly larger than me, and could easily crush me as and when it fights back, and honestly, yeah, this scares me." [Would You Trade Places With Someone Else?](https://chrisguillebeau.com/would-you-trade-places-with-someone-else) > "Therefore, you now have the solution to comparison envy: ask yourself if you’d trade your life for theirs." [Inflation – Should We Be Worried?](https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2022/01/11/inflation-should-we-be-worried/) > "The magic of economics is that in the long run, prices for almost anything compete themselves all the way down to the point where it is barely profitable to make a product. And this is why over time, life keeps getting cheaper and our standard of living keeps rising. Despite the fact that inflation keeps happening in the background." --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://notes.d15r.de/produktivitaet/2022/02.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.