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While I would agree that leaving life up to serendipity or chance is foolish, that's not what Schwartz is advising us to do. He's merely suggesting that in order to "increase satisfaction" we should sometimes cope with what we're given. In my case, this pertains to my flexibility with my time. I tend to roll with the punches in such cases where my plans to take a train into the city or go out with friends fall through. I just make other plans and accept that my plans weren't meant to be. I don't get disappointed this way and I suppose that increases my satisfaction with whatever I end up doing.