There are a lot of ways to chase status & avoid reality & there are many mindless indulgences that one can pursue. Doing what is right or what is best in the long run is always a much more limited set of choices.
Discussion
Proverbs 3:5-6
English Standard Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Your "own understanding" whether of the Bible or the world around you is all there is. I don't think God gave us brains in order to have us renounce the use of them. I'm sure there's probably some broader context or poor translation that better explains 5
Most evils come from just such renunciations. It's not the thinking people who blindly obey tyrannical orders.
"In all your ways acknowledge [God]"
In all your ways acknowledge truth or reality.
Don't split yourself in two in an effort to justify doing the expedient at the expense of what is right.